{"product_id":"9788366148208","title":"Soviet Light Bomber Petlyakov Pe-2","description":"Petlakov Pe-2 (Peshka) is the best-known twin-engine light bomber of Soviet aviation in World War II. The plane was susceptible to structural changes, which allowed it to be used as a heavy fighter (also night), a dive bomber or a long reconnaissance plane.Vladimir Petlakov constructed the Pe-2 in prison, where he got in 1937 for allegedly delaying the works on the ANT-42 Tupolev bomber. Petlakow, while serving the sentence, was appointed the head of the constructors' group, which was to create a fast and durable machine that could freely escort the ANT-42. That is how the VI-100 was made. It was a quite advanced plane for its time (the first flight took place on December 22, 1939). It was a fully metal construction. The machine was equipped with a pressurised cockpit, turbochargers and many advanced electronic systems.","brand":"Oleg Pomoshnikov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47574970663230,"sku":"9788366148208","price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9788366148208.jpg?v=1707776360","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9788366148208","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}