Aerofaxseries coverage is given here to the 'Fitter' family of Soviet fighters and fighterbombers, with masses of fresh information and images emerging from previously unseen Russian sources.
The Suwas first flown in, with deliveries to the Soviet Air Force beginning in the same year, It could be seen as the Soviet contemporary of the FSuper Sabre, The original highspeed, highlymaneuverable singleseat fighter was developed in several versions and produced in large numbers for the VVS and Warsaw Pact countries during thes.
It was developed in the lates with a completely new variablesweep wing as the Sufighterbomber, again further modified during its long life to take on many other roles including reconnaissance, training and so on.
The Suwas an export version of the Su, and the 'Fitter' family has served with many air forces in Europe, Libya, Peru, Vietnam and Syria.
Yefim Gordon is arguably the worlds
leading Russian aviation researcher, Born inin Vilnius, Lithuania, he graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnical Institute inas an engineer/electronics designer, He has been a resident of Moscow since, when, as a hobby, he started collecting photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation this has now developed into a major archive.
Since thes he has been a professional aviation journalist and writer, with overbooks published on Soviet/Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, as well as close tomagazine features and photo reports.
He is also an accomplished photographer, with countless photos published in the Western press the current edition of Janes Yefim Gordon is arguably the world's leading Russian aviation researcher.
Born inin Vilnius, Lithuania, he graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnical Institute inas an engineer/electronics designer, He has been a resident of Moscow since, when, as a hobby, he started collecting photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation this has now developed into a major archive.
Since thes he has been a professional aviation journalist and writer, with overbooks published on Soviet/Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, as well as close tomagazine features and photo reports.
He is also an accomplished photographer, with countless photos published in the Western press the current edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft features thanof his photographs sitelink.
Free Sukhoi Su-7/17/22 -Aerofax Generated By Yefim Gordon Provided As Digital
Yefim Gordon