Download or read book Soviet Rocket Fighters written by Yefim Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soviet Rocket Fighters covers the fascinating subject of Soviet aircraft designers' efforts to achieve ever-faster speeds by using liquid-propellant rocket motors. This book describes in detail several Soviet attempts at these designs, their testing, and the many difficulties encountered. Also gives an account of the tests of captured Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptors in the Soviet Union.