Gift edition for all aviation lovers.
Hardcover featuring aircraft chronometer (foil printing). Dust jacket.
350 pages, 220 photos, size 25x27 cm,
24 fold-out pages of 25x75 cm for panoramic pictures.
Book weight 2.2 kg
Contents – 8 parts:
1) Long Range Aviation
2) Aerial Firefighting
3) Civil Aviation
4) Polar Aviation
5) Frontline aviation
6) Border Aviation
7) Naval Aviation
8) Transport Aviation
Each section is provided with the opening paragraphs written by the most respected aviation professionals.
Briefly about the elements of aviation, their history and current status, and iconic aircraft. A few words about the author and his photographs.
The opening paragraphs are written by (part wise):
1) A.D.Zhikharev, Lieutenant General, Commander of Long Range Aviation
2) S.A.Fedorov, Major General, Head of EMERCOM Aviation Department (2010-2013)
3) G.V. Novozhilov, twice Hero of Socialist Labor, General Designer of Ilyushin Design Bureau (1970-2005)
4) R.T. Yesayan, Hero of Russia, Honored Test Pilot
5) V.S. Mikhailov, Army General, Hero of Russia, Air Force Commander (2002-2007)
6) N.F. Gavrilov, Lieutenant General, Hero of Russia, Head of FSB Aviation Department (1999-2010)
7) I.S. Kozhin, Major General, Hero of Russia, Head of Naval Air Force
8) V.V. Livanov, General Designer of Russian Transport Aviation (2012-2014)
The introduction was written by P.N. Vlasov, Honored Test Pilot, Hero of Russia, General Director of the Gromov Flight Research Institute.
The album includes images taken in 2007-2013 throughout Russia, as well as in the Arctic and Antarctica, at the North and South Poles (Polar Aviation).
The album is not intended to be exhaustive or rigidly structured. Special attention is given to the spectacularity of the photo content and the beauty of aircraft. The album deals with fine art aviation photography.
The author strikes a delicate balance between different aircraft types and design bureaus, and demonstrates aircraft and helicopter operation under various environmental and time conditions.
The album is published in 1000 copies in Italy at the highest level of printing quality.
