“Russian Miracle”-this is how visitors to the Air Salon in Le Bourg, where the Antey An-22 was first shown for the public in the summer of 1965, spoke about this. The “flying cathedral” christened this gigantic car with French journalists sharp in his tongue. Having set the world record for carrying capacity – up to 100 tons, two and a half times more than the American S -141! -Having rumored in Afghanistan, and in Chechnya, and in other “hot spots”, “Antei” remains in the ranks for almost half a century. The comprehensive implementation of the latest technologies and the increase in the culture of production made it possible to create a real aircraft carrier, suitable for solving both military and civilian problems, and phenomenal operational characteristics, the ability to work with unprepared soil and snowy airfields made it indispensable not only for gas workers and oil workers, but also in the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters.
In this book you will find comprehensive information about the creation and combat application of the legendary military-T …
Author
Yakubovich Nikolay Vasilievich
Editor
Nazvinskaya L.
Publisher
Yauza, 2013
Series
War and we. Aviation collection
Genre
The history of wars
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