Ме-323 "Гигант". Самый большой самолет Второй мировой

An iron bulk that cuts through the air, the "Giant" of the German aviation Messerschmitt Me-323 is the heaviest land aircraft of the Second World War. Built on the basis of its predecessor, the Me-321 military glider, using only captured engines - this was a prerequisite for the design. To date, the Me-323 is one of the most underestimated machines of the Second World War, despite the advanced solutions implemented in the design for its time. More than two thousand sorties on the Eastern Front, about 18,000 tons of cargo make the "Giant" one of the most effective supply aircraft in history. However, high combat losses and seemingly critical shortcomings foretold the fate of the model. The book provides a complete overview of the technical characteristics, history and achievements of the aircraft, which became the backbone of the German supply in World War II.