Dimitar Nedyalkov. Bulgarian aviation and cosmonautics during the Cold War
Българската авиация и космонавтика в епохата на Студената война
Language: Bulgarian

   The book is dedicated to the history of Bulgarian aviation and cosmonautics during the Cold War. It traces the development of the air force from the end of World War II to the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. The author examines the changes in civil aviation, its role in military crises, including the development of agricultural and sports aviation. During this period, Bulgarians took their first steps into space with scientific research, the sending of two cosmonauts, and the creation of their own equipment used in various space missions and projects.

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION

THE BEGINNING OF CHANGE

DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES OF THE MILITARY AVIATION SYSTEM IN BULGARIA IN THE FIVE-YEAR POST-WAR PERIOD

THE AVIATION SYSTEM OF BULGARIA IN THE JET AGE (1951–1966)

TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES IN THE AVIATION SYSTEM AND BULGARIA'S PATH TO SPACE FROM 1967 TO 1990

CONCLUSION

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