Ostrovsky Z. Above the eternal ice. Stories of the pilot M. Babushkin, recorded on the "Malygin".

Ostrovsky Z. Above the eternal ice. Stories of the pilot M. Babushkin, recorded on the "Malygin".
M. - L. Publishing House. 1929, 120 p., Fig. Hardcover, size 13.5 x 19.5 cm. Very good condition, owner's notes in the text. 

Cover By P. Alyakrinsky. 

In the book of the journalist Z. Ostrovsky tells about the flights of the pilot Babushkin in the Arctic regions, made in search of the airship "Italy". In the first Preface, Babushkin himself explains exactly how this book was created. In the second Preface, V. Wiese covers the history of air exploration of the Arctic, tells about the conditions of successful flights from drifting ice floes, as Babushkin did during the search for the nobele expedition, starting and landing on ice floes next to the icebreaker Malygin.

The main part of the book presents the diary entries of the pilot Babushkin, telling about his experience of Arctic flights on the plane "Yu-13". The book describes the Arctic summer, weather features, impressions of the polar day and its influence on the perception of the time of day. The pilot describes the preparation of the expedition on the "Malygin", loading and strengthening the aircraft on the deck of the ship. It is told about the preparation of the aircraft for flight: its descent to the ice floe and Assembly. The author describes 15 ascents into the air made from drifting ice floes, as well as the process of changing the motor on the ice floe. The food supply is listed at the rate of three people for a week period. The conditions of life of pilots on an ice floe for 4.5 days are described.

At the end of the book, the results of the air expedition are summarized, its successes and failures are analyzed, and specific conclusions are made about the necessary conditions for successful Arctic flights.