Overview
As late as the first half of the 1930s, the innovations which led the shift from the biplane to the monoplane airplane designs reached the aeronautical industry in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, traditionally considered second-rate compared to those of the major European powers. By then, the Vazduhoplovstvo vojske Kraljevine Jugoslavije (VVKJ - Royal Yugoslav Air Force) was hopelessly outdated. The core of its arsenal consisted of obsolete biplanes, including the Breguet 19 light bombers, Potez 25 trainers, Avia BH 33 fighters, as well as Dewoitine D1 high wing monoplanes fighters.Due to the reluctance of the long term allies to supply modern equipment to renew the aging Air Force, the Yugoslav government lost precioustime by failing to commit immediately to the industrial cooperation with the only other available source at the time, Germany. With well educated engineers and a skilled work force, the domestic industry attempted to bridge the gap. The result of this was the Rogozarski IK-3, a small, agile fighter with closed cockpit and retractable landing gear, which proved to be just as reliable as and rather easier to handle than its two more illustrious contemporaries, the British Hawker Hurricane and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109. 194 colour profiles, 130 archival photos, 28 modeling plans
Full Product Details
Author: Nenad Miklušev
Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian Majsak
Imprint: Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian Majsak
ISBN: 9788365437808
ISBN 10: 8365437805
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 15 August 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
… [the] book will be a perfect addition to your library. * DetailScaleView * This is a very much complete look at the largerly forgotten Rogožarski IK3. Highly recommended. * Britmodeller.com * Superb illustrations and as much historical detail that I think we could ask for. There is an enormous amount of work gone into this one. For the aircraft historian and especially for the modeller I can't imagine you could want for anything more. A great new Monograph from Kagero and the two authors. * Military Model Scene *
This is a very much complete look at the largerly forgotten Rogozarski IK3. Highly recommended. * Britmodeller.com * Superb illustrations and as much historical detail that I think we could ask for. There is an enormous amount of work gone into this one. For the aircraft historian and especially for the modeller I can't imagine you could want for anything more. A great new Monograph from Kagero and the two authors. * Military Model Scene *
