Foundations of Russian Military Flight, 1885-1925

by James Libbey

Foundations of Russian Military Flight focuses on the early use of balloons and aircraft by the Russian military. The best early Russian aircraft included flying boats designed by Dimitrii Grigorovich and large reconnaissance-bombers created by Igor Sikorsky. As World War I began, the Imperial Russian Navy made use of aircraft more quickly than the army. Indeed, the navy established a precursor to the aircraft carrier. The Imperial Russian Army came...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682474232
• ISBN13: 9781682474235
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"