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Soviet X-Planes by Yefim Gordon, E. Gordon, Bill Sweetman is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Soviet X-Planes about?

I wanted to like this book. I was seduced by the S-37/47 Berkut on the cover, and imagined the book to be filled with exotic designs that marveled the mind and that each would have a fascinating story to tell about the hows and whys and why nots. There is that, once you seperate the fascinating from the not. This book is full. I mean so full that it becomes repetitive and monotonous and I am an aviation enthusiast. The level of detail is impressive, with design ranging from the creative to the absurd. In compiling this level of detail, the authors are to be commended. But I feel that the book would have been so much better had the book focused on 30 of the most intriguing designs and told that story, rather than the 120-odd designs. I would buy this used, because it does make for interesting reading, and the aviation enthusiast will enjoy parts, but probably not the whole. For me, I always enjoyed the Myasishschev designs for their unique grace.

Who reads Soviet X-Planes?

Author

Yefim Gordon, E. Gordon, Bill Sweetman

Publisher

Midland Publishing Ltd.

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781857800999

Category

history

Subjects

Engineering, History, Technology

Rating

4.3 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14