“There is only” MiG “!”
This word is clear without translation anywhere in the world – just like a “satellite” or “kalashnikov”. These legendary fighters have always justified their rapid name, distinguishing themselves in all wars of the USSR. The high-speed high-speed MiG-3, on which our air defense was held at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, reliably defended Moscow from German raids. The magnificent MiG-15 cleared the sky of Korea from the “flying fortresses”, buried the US hopes to win in nuclear war. The glorified MiG-21 was shot down by American “phantoms” over Vietnam and Israeli Mirages above the Golan Heights. The whole history of OKB named after A.I. Mikoyan is a chronicle of records, achievements and victories: the first domestic jet aircraft MiG -9; The world’s first serial supersonic MiG-19; revolutionary MiG-23 for its time with a variable wing geometry; Swift MiG-25, the first among serial machines reached a speed of 3,000 km h.; The super-marginal MiG-29, which is rightfully considered one of the best fourth-generation fighters, …
Author
Yakubovich Nikolay Vasilievich
Editor
Galkina D.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2012
Series
War and we. Aviation designers
Genre
The history of wars
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