{"product_id":"rare-1989-soviet-book-aviation-ground-equipment-handbook-v-kanarchuk-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1989 Soviet Book: Aviation Ground Equipment (Handbook) – V. Kanarchuk | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare 1989 Soviet Aviation Engineering Handbook: \"Aviation Ground Equipment\" (Kanarchuk et al.)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor aviation historians, Aeroflot enthusiasts, ground support equipment (GSE) specialists, and scale modelers, this \u003cb\u003e1989 original Soviet hardcover technical handbook\u003c\/b\u003e is an invaluable primary reference. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eTransport\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Транспорт»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAviation Ground Equipment: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eАвиационная наземная техника: Справочник\u003c\/i\u003e) was compiled by Doctor of Technical Sciences \u003cb\u003eV. E. Kanarchuk\u003c\/b\u003e alongside G. N. Geletukha, V. V. Zaporozhets, and V. I. Lychik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued in a restricted technical print run of \u003cb\u003eonly 7,000 copies\u003c\/b\u003e, this 278-page reference work provides comprehensive engineering data, operational parameters, and schematics for late-Soviet airport ground machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eAeroflot GSE Vehicles, Hydraulic Schematics \u0026amp; Airfield Logistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers detailed technical profiles of ground support vehicles and machinery operating across USSR civil and regional airports:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlight Servicing \u0026amp; Aircraft Towing:\u003c\/b\u003e Technical specifications for heavy aircraft tugs (BelAZ-7421), air-start vehicles (UVZ-48\/40-452), ground power units, and conditioned air trucks (SPO-15M).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRefueling \u0026amp; Gas Systems:\u003c\/b\u003e Refueling trucks (\u003ci\u003eтопливозаправщики\u003c\/i\u003e), oil replenishment rigs, oxygen servicing units (VZ-20-350), and nitrogen systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePassenger \u0026amp; Cargo Handling:\u003c\/b\u003e Self-propelled passenger stairs (\u003ci\u003eСПТ-154\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eСПТ-20\u003c\/i\u003e), including full-page hydraulic circuit schematics, carousel baggage conveyors (\u003ci\u003eТК-1\u003c\/i\u003e), container trailers, and apron buses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAirfield Maintenance \u0026amp; Diagnostics:\u003c\/b\u003e Runway sweepers, de-icing machinery, non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures, and component reliability analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Авиационная наземная техника: Справочник (\u003ci\u003eAviation Ground Equipment: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/b\u003e V. E. Kanarchuk (\u003ci\u003eВ. Е. Канарчук\u003c\/i\u003e), G. N. Geletukha (\u003ci\u003eГ. Н. Гелетуха\u003c\/i\u003e), V. V. Zaporozhets (\u003ci\u003eВ. В. Запорожец\u003c\/i\u003e), et al.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Transport\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Транспорт», Москва\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1989 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's dark olive-green hardcover, blue\/white graphics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 7,000 copies (\u003ci\u003eТираж 7000\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 278 pages (154 figures\/schematics, 64 tables)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Aviation \/ Airport Ground Support Equipment \/ Aerospace Engineering\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e The dark olive-green hardcover boards are clean, flat, and structurally firm. White typography and the blue GSE emblem remain bright and unrubbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Diagram Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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