About the book: 2004 / The author of this book, academician E.A. Fedosov, is the general director of one of the leading scientific centers in the country, the famous GosNIIAS ( State Research Institute of Aviation Systems), which has been the leader in the field of creating aviation weapons systems for more than half a century. The memoirs of Evgeniy Aleksandrovich consistently, decade after decade, reflect the main stages of the post-war development of our military aviation and its weapons systems. A whole gallery of bright personalities unfolds before the reader - general designers and test pilots, heads of the aviation industry and the Air Force command. This book is convincing evidence that the notorious “era of stagnation” (late 60s - early 70s) actually was the most stormy, dramatic and productive period in the development of our aviation, the fruits of which this industry still lives and will live for a long time. For a wide range of readers.