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Rare 1989 Soviet Aviation Engineering Handbook: "Aviation Ground Equipment" (Kanarchuk et al.)

For aviation historians, Aeroflot enthusiasts, ground support equipment (GSE) specialists, and scale modelers, this 1989 original Soviet hardcover technical handbook is an invaluable primary reference. Published in Moscow by Transport (Издательство «Транспорт»), Aviation Ground Equipment: A Handbook (Авиационная наземная техника: Справочник) was compiled by Doctor of Technical Sciences V. E. Kanarchuk alongside G. N. Geletukha, V. V. Zaporozhets, and V. I. Lychik.

Issued in a restricted technical print run of only 7,000 copies, this 278-page reference work provides comprehensive engineering data, operational parameters, and schematics for late-Soviet airport ground machinery.

Aeroflot GSE Vehicles, Hydraulic Schematics & Airfield Logistics

This volume offers detailed technical profiles of ground support vehicles and machinery operating across USSR civil and regional airports:

• Flight Servicing & Aircraft Towing: Technical specifications for heavy aircraft tugs (BelAZ-7421), air-start vehicles (UVZ-48/40-452), ground power units, and conditioned air trucks (SPO-15M).

• Refueling & Gas Systems: Refueling trucks (топливозаправщики), oil replenishment rigs, oxygen servicing units (VZ-20-350), and nitrogen systems.

• Passenger & Cargo Handling: Self-propelled passenger stairs (СПТ-154 and СПТ-20), including full-page hydraulic circuit schematics, carousel baggage conveyors (ТК-1), container trailers, and apron buses.

• Airfield Maintenance & Diagnostics: Runway sweepers, de-icing machinery, non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures, and component reliability analysis.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Авиационная наземная техника: Справочник (Aviation Ground Equipment: A Handbook)

• Authors: V. E. Kanarchuk (В. Е. Канарчук), G. N. Geletukha (Г. Н. Гелетуха), V. V. Zaporozhets (В. В. Запорожец), et al.

• Publisher: "Transport" Publishing House (Издательство «Транспорт», Москва)

• Publication Date: 1989 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's dark olive-green hardcover, blue/white graphics

• Print Run / Circulation: 7,000 copies (Тираж 7000)

• Page Count: 278 pages (154 figures/schematics, 64 tables)

• Classification: Soviet Aviation / Airport Ground Support Equipment / Aerospace Engineering

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: The dark olive-green hardcover boards are clean, flat, and structurally firm. White typography and the blue GSE emblem remain bright and unrubbed.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Diagram Quality: Interior text pages, data tables, and technical schematics are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of late-1980s Soviet paper stock. Free from marginal notation, library markings, or owner signatures.