Mikhail Maslov King of Fighters: Nikolay Polikarpov and his aircraft designs 9781911628859

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Автор: Mikhail Maslov
Название: King of Fighters: Nikolay Polikarpov and his aircraft designs
ISBN: 9781911628859
Издательство: Marston Book Services
Издательство: Helion & company
Классификация:

Биографии исторических, политических и военных деятелей

Подлинные истории войн и сражений

Военная история

Военно-воздушные силы и военные действия

ISBN-10: 1911628852
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 952
Вес: 2.22 кг.
Дата издания: 31.10.2019
Серия: History
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: C 1000 b/w photos, 15 scale drawings, 100 colour ills
Размер: 294 x 204 x 18
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Military history,Military aircraft
Подзаголовок: Nikolay polikarpov and his aircraft designs
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: In the century-long history of the conquest of the sky there have been a number of outstanding personalities. Among them is the name of designer Nikolay Polikarpov (1892-1944), which is inseparably associated with the best achievements of Russian and Soviet aviation. His practical activity in the aircraft industry began upon graduation from the Petersburg Polytechnic Institute in 1916. Aged 25, Polikarpov was sent to the Russo-Baltic Wagon Factory (RBWF), where the four-engined Ilya Muromets bombers designed by Igor Sikorsky were being built at that time. Later, beginning from August 1918, he worked in Moscow at the Dux aircraft factory. For several years, he was engaged in improving products manufactured by the factory, and upgrading production aircraft to accommodate the available engines, equipment and materials. From 1922, Polikarpov focused his attention on fighter aircraft, the creation of which was a priority for him during the following years. The first of them was the IL-400 monoplane, designated I-1 by the Air Force. The monoplane was followed by biplanes including the 2I-N1 (1925), the I-3 (1927), the D-2 (1928), and the I-6 (1929). It was specialization in fighter aircraft which, from then on, became his mission in life. At the peak of his career as a designer, Polikarpov was informally styled ‘the King of Fighters’, which was quite in line with the level of his merits and achievements.In the 1930s, the TsKB-3 (I-15) and TsKB-12 (I-16) fighters were designed under Polikarpov’s supervision. These aircraft were the designer’s undoubtable success. They were also the main combat fighters in service with the Red Army Air Force. For the creation of the I-15 and the I-16 fighters, Polikarpov was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1935, and the Order of the Red Star a year later.In the 1930s, Nikolay Polikarpov devised a lot of aircraft of various designs, the majority of which can be described as advanced and ‘innovative’. In 1940, Polikarpov was granted the degree of the Doctor of Engineering and the title of the Chief Designer of the highest category. In the same year, he was awarded the title of the Hero of Socialist Labour. A year later, he became a recipient of the Stalin Prize.The gifted Soviet engineer was destined to live only 52 years. On 30 July 1944, Nikolay Polikarpov died of a rapidly evolving oncological disease. To venerate his memory, the U-2 trainer has ever since been designated the Po-2 (Polikarpov-2).The book which is presented to the reader describes all Polikarpov’s original projects, both those put into reality and unimplemented ones. It took the author many years to prepare for the creation of the book. The author studied materials on the respective topics in all Russian archives, and made use of remembrances of Polikarpov’s contemporaries and publications by other researchers.

King of Fighters: Nikolay Polikarpov and his aircraft designs, Mikhail Maslov