The World's Greatest Civil Aircraft: An Illustrated History
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B017DQU29M |
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| Number of Pages | : | 519 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Vahe Demirjian said The latest identification guide to commercial aircraft. Many identification guides have been written concerning commercial aircraft, but this field guide is the latest in my memory that features the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the new Bombardier CSeries regional jet. I like how the writer provided concise specifications and The latest identification guide to commercial aircraft Many identification guides have been written concerning commercial aircraft, but this field guide is the latest in my memory that features the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the new Bombardier CSeries regional jet. I like how the writer provided concise specifications and 3-view illustrations of each aircraft.. -view illustrations of each aircraft.. Excellent detail of the greatest planes that have been flown Nicole soccio Excellent detail of the greatest planes that have been flown. Great drawings that show specifications and how each planes difference . Also, good reading about them and what makes each one so special.. "Wonderful illustrations" according to James Hunter Warren. Lacked a small bit in coverage but a great new encyclopedia to have in collection
(Collector's Corner) . Civil Aviation fans will love this." (Model Aviation International)If you love aircraft you’re sure to ‘fly high’ when you read ‘The World’s Greatest Civil Aircraft An Illustrated history’ and look through this wonderful book about manned flight and those that made such innovations and aircrafts possible. "…an easy ready reference to the important civil aircraft that carried passengers over almost 100 years of civil operations
Featured aircraft include: the Ford Trimotor ‘Tin Goose’, one of the great workhorses of early aviation history; the first post-war intercontinental airliners, such as the Douglas DC-4 Skymaster, De Havilland Comet and Boeing 377 Stratocruiser; the Vickers VC10, one of the greats of the 1960s golden age of commercial airliners, when jet-powered air commerce was new and airliners pampered passengers; the massive Super Guppy heavy transport, one of the widest aircraft in aviation history; the supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 ‘Charger’ and Concorde, Cold War competitors in aviation excellence; the Embraer ERJ, part of a new range of narrow-bodied airliners; and the most popular passenger aircraft of the present, including the Boeing 747 and Airbus A320. The book includes many types, from cargo transports and freighters, through flying boats, passenger airliners, business jets and supersonic carriers. Each entry includes a brief description of the model’s development and history, a profile view, key features and specifications. Packed with more than 200 a