Ebook: Soviet Rocket Fighters - Red Star Vol. 30

After the war, Iliya F. Florov created the 4302, taking the ideas that had gone into the BI further. This first flew in 1947. However, the programme was cancelled at the end of the year because turbojet-powered fighters held more promise. The same fate befell the 1-270 (alias ZH) rocket-powered interceptor developed by the Mikoyan bureau, drawing on captured German research. The book describes the development history of these types and also gives an account of the tests of captured Messerschmitt Me163 rocket-powered interceptors in the USSR.

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Soviet Rocket Fighters covers the fascinating subject of Soviet aircraft designers' efforts to achieve ever-faster speeds by using liquid-propellant rocket motors. This book describes in detail several Soviet attempts at these designs, their testing, and the many difficulties encountered. Also gives an account of the tests of captured Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptors in the Soviet Union.