Famous planes. PEGOV M.

Since ancient times, a person dreamed of flying above the ground, but only at the beginning of the last century he was able to climb the sky by plane. Aviation history - from the first aircraft to modern airliners and orbital aircraft - this excitingly interesting book is devoted. In separate chapters-stories about legendary aircraft-such as the ANT-25, on which Valery Chkalov flew through the North Pole in America in 1937, as the “flying tank” IL-2, as inconspicuous night bombers U-2, who heroically fought in The Great Patriotic War, as similar to a beautiful bird of the supersonic passenger Tu-144 and today's swift migi. And it may happen that in the future the young reader will not just get into the passenger chair, but pick up the helm himself or create a unique winged car. After all, the era of aviation continues!