Mikoyan MiG-17: Famous Russian Aircraft Hardcover – May 15, 2016

By my count (they aren't numbered) this is the twelfth book in the "Famous Russian Aircraft" series begun by Midland and now carried on by Crecy. This is the third under the latter imprint. It's a large format (the pages are 8-1/2" x 11") hardcover with 480 pages. This is an update of an earlier softbound book in the Aerofax series by one of the same authors that appeared in 2002. The earlier book was 144 pages so one expects much more content in the present book and that is largely the case.The book is organized almost exactly like the others in this series. There are nine chapters each covering a significant aspect of the MiG-17 story. A chapter is devoted to the design, development, and testing of the aircraft. There follows chapters covering production, the Soviet versions, the Chinese and Polish versions, the details of the design, Soviet service, foreign service, foreign contemporaries, and a breakdown of all the operators of the aircraft. Outstanding in my view are details of MiG-17 operations against intruders, both intentional and otherwise. Operations in every war in which it was involved are covered but naturally Vietnam and the middle east get the most coverage. Also the "in detail" chapter has a number of drawings specially prepared for this book along with some drawings from contemporary technical literature. Photographs abound, both black and white and color. The latter are restricted largely to those that survived to more recent times as color photography was not common in the Soviet Union when the aircraft was in its prime.Disappointments are the usual ones with this series. There are no maps which is unfortunate because most English speaking readers will be unfamiliar with all the exotic places. The line drawings are largely the same ones that appeared in the aforementioned Aerofax softcover but not as many. The color profiles on the other hand are completely new.The book is highly recommended. If you have others in this series you'll want this one. I hope other titles are in the works. Surely, the Tu-16, MiG-19, MiG-23/27, Mi-24, Sukhoi interceptors, etc, etc are deserving?

well written fun to read and useful infowell worth high price

I am a big fan of Yelfim Gordon books and this one does not disappoint. Lots of great pictures plus all the details that a modeler or aviation historian would want.

Great data source.

This book is amazing quality. Highly recommend.

Clear and interesting

Concise, well illustrated, well-written and with a good eye to ergonomic layout, just like the cockpit of the MiG-17 ha ha.This entire series is informative and if you flew against these babies in the Korean War, like my late uncle did, then you might want to add this to your bookshelf.I kept telling uncle to write a book but he never did and now he's gone. One day I will tell his stories so the world can find out what it was really like in the skies over the Korean Peninsula.My 3 favorite aviation books:- Topgun by Dan Pederson- F-5 In Action by Lou Drendel- Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson

The MiG-17 was an evolution of the famous MiG-15, however despite looking superficially very similar it actually evolved into a very different aircraft, with a new wing and a lengthened and re-profiled rear fuselage. Although it looked very much like a MiG-15, the increased wing sweep angle, stretched fuselage and bigger vertical stablizer made the MiG-17 a noticeably sleeker looking design which I find much more attractive than the rather short and dumpy MiG-15. Well armed and manoeuvrable the MiG-17 was a very effective fighter, a significant improvement over the MiG-15 and even after introduction of the supersonic MiG-19 it remained the backbone of the Soviet air force and many of their client country air forces until the MiG-21 and other supersonic designs replaced it. In Vietnam it managed to give a good account of itself against nominally much superior US fighters.This book is probably the definitive book on the subject and is everything you'd expect from a Yefim Gordon and Dimitry Komissarov book. A comprehensive text covering the design, production and service of the type both in Soviet and export service as well as Polish and Chinese production. The Chinese J-5 was particularly significant, being built in large numbers and also exported. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and colour profiles. Produced to the usual high standard this book really is an outstanding volume, with lots of positives and no negatives.Very highly recommended, 5*.

Ansich sehr interessantes Buch. Leider kam beschädigt und hat wie gebraucht ausgeschaut.Danke Amazon für Kulante und unkomplizierte Reklamationsbearbeitung.

Très bon produit, rien a dire.Excellente qualite.Envoi très rapideJe le recommande très fortement.Peut être un très bon cadeau

Fantastic reference book for aviation enthusiasts and model kit builders alike

Peccato che quelli esauriti abbiano prezzi assurdi (alcuni superiori addirittura alle mille euro) ma credo si tratti dei testi più completi e corposi per completezza di informazioni, foto, storia, tecnica, etc. Ma d'altronde è scritto da due dei più competenti conoscitori dell'aviazione russa al mondo: Yefim Gordon e Dimitri Komissarov.