Chinese Aircraft: China's Aviation Industry Since 1951

by Dmitrii Komissarov, Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov

Shrouded in secrecy, output from the Chinese aviation industry was, until recently, largely unknown in the West.

In the 1950's, when communist China and the Soviet Union were on friendly terms the Soviet Union assisted in the setting up of the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) by delivering combat aircraft and training Chinese personnel.

Following the 1960's rift between Moscow and Beijing, the Chinese authorities set up an indigenous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190210904X
• ISBN13: 9781902109046
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Hikoki
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 3.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 11.9"