The Soviet Light Bomber Petlyakov Pe-2

The Soviet Light Bomber Petlyakov Pe-2

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The Soviet Light Bomber Petlyakov Pe-2




Author:Oleg Pomoshnikov
Language:English
Format:Softcover
Dimensions:8.3" x 11.7"
Pages:20
Photos:Color profiles, A4 and B2 drawing sheets
Publisher:Kagero
ISBN:9788366148208
Item No. 9788366148208



Petlakov Pe-2 (Peshka) is the best-known twin-engine light bomber of Soviet aviation in World War II. The plane was susceptible to structural changes, which allowed it to be used as a heavy fighter (also night), a dive bomber or a long reconnaissance plane.Vladimir Petlakov constructed the Pe-2 in prison, where he got in 1937 for allegedly delaying the works on the ANT-42 Tupolev bomber. Petlakow, while serving the sentence, was appointed the head of the constructors' group, which was to create a fast and durable machine that could freely escort the ANT-42. That is how the VI-100 was made. It was a quite advanced plane for its time (the first flight took place on December 22, 1939). It was a fully metal construction. The machine was equipped with a pressurised cockpit, turbochargers and many advanced electronic systems.