 | Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com First flown in 1956 and entering service in 1959, the MiG-21 'Fishbed' has proved to be one of the most successful of all Soviet era jet fighters, seeing service not only with the Soviet air force but with numerous other air forces worldwide. Among jet fighters, the
MiG-21 holds a wide range of records covering total production figures and the number of nations that operated it. For the first time this book will provide a detailed description of every single member of the MiG-21 family, from the Ye-2 swept-wing development aircraft to the latest 'distant relatives' of the 'Fishbed' developed in China. The book covers the MiG-21's combat career, including the Vietnam War, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, the Indo-Pakistani clashes, and various local wars in Africa. Also included are the fleet lists for each operator featuring known serials and construction numbers. A separate well-illustrated chapter will deal with the Chinese derivatives that were supplied to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Iran, and other nations.
For many years the Soviet designers deemed the MiG-21 to be the best light fighter in its category - until a Northrop F-5E Freedom Fighter captured in Vietnam found its way to the Soviet Union and met the MiG-21 in mock combat. The book details results of this 'flyoff', which came as a rude awakening for Soviet pilots and designers. Today, upgraded MiG-21s with state-of-the-art avionics still serve with the air arms of Romania. Average Customer Rating: 
Only book you would ever really need-
| Customer Rating: | | Utterly encyclopedic! This book covers just about everything you could ever want to know about the genesis, development, and operational history of Mikoyan's "supersonic sports plane". About the only thing I would want to see added (as a long time scale modeler) would be topside views for the camouflage profiles. Just about all users of the plane ( a LONG list) has a color side view and fleet serial numbers. Just outstanding and definitely worth the money. |
The Best and Most Comprehensive Mig 21 Publication
| Customer Rating: | First Impression
It has been a while since any serious new publication on the MiG-21 Fishbed appeared in the market and it seems everything on this Soviet aircraft has been said and done. This is true until I received a copy of this new book published by Midland under the "Famous Russian Aircraft" label. It covers everything (actually more) we already knew about MiG-21 but in greater details and much better illustrations. I lost count of the number of pictures (over 1,000), line drawings and colour profiles in the book because they are of very high quality and really attracted my attention during my read. This book is very heavy (7 lb.), hardcover with dust-jacket, 720 pages (2 inches thick). Ask for extra protection if you mail order this book to avoid damages to such a great collectible item.
The Book
A brief description of the 12 parts of this book:-
(1) The Origin of the Family - Design and concept (49 pages)
(2) Off to a Fine Start - Prototypes and testing (49 pages)
(3) The Interceptors - Production and deployment (34 pages)
(4) Mass Production - MiG-21 in Service (76 pages)
(5) The Trainers - MiG-21 Trainer version (20 pages)
(6) Experiments and Projects - (36 pages)
(7) Beyond the Great Wall - (92 pages)
(8) In Soviet Air Force Service - (18 pages)
(9) MiG-21 at War (44 pages)
(10) Face to Face with the Adversary (8 pages)
(11) The MiG-21 in Detail - Close-up photos and line drawings (42 pages)
(12) MiG-21 Operators - Fishbed in foreign services (247 pages)
If you are a Soviet/Russian military aircraft enthusiast, clear up some space on your bookshelf for this book. Any one who is interested in learning more about MiG-21, don't look elsewhere and pick up one of this. THIS IS THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY.
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