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Boeing 747 Classic (Airliner Color History)

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An excellent look at the Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP
An Impressive Wealth Of Facts! A 747 Lover's Bible!!

Boeing 747 Classic (Airliner Color History)
Peter Gilchrist
Manufacturer: Motorbooks International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0760310076

Book Description

This illustrated history examines the remarkable sequence of events that led to the jetliners development and the longevity of classic pre747-400 versions. Full technical specifications of the early variants are accompanied by a production listing and 150 photos and line drawings.

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An excellent look at the Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP.......2003-07-22

The Airlife's Airliner series of books cover individual commercial aircraft types in an interesting, in-depth manner.

Each volume of this British series covers a unique commercial aircraft type from its design, production, entry into service, its usage by airlines, and in some cases eventual demise.

Each volume features plenty of color and black and white photographs of the subject aircraft along with a complete construction list (accurate to date of publication for aircraft types still being built).

This volume covers the original incarnations of the Boeing 747 ... the 100, 200, 300 and short-bodied SP. Together these variants are the most successful widebody airliner ever built.

The 747 may be credited with bringing air travel to the masses ... making airfares affordable to the general population due to the large amount of seats available.

This book takes an interesting look at the genesis of this aircraft ... its design (it was designed to eventually become a freighter only aircraft, according to Boeing, because by the 1990s we would all be flying on supersonic airliners) ... to the radical idea of a 400 passenger airliner.

An Impressive Wealth Of Facts! A 747 Lover's Bible!!.......2001-12-08

This is another in a growing list of outstanding publications in the "Airliner Color History" series! Every possible detail you could ever want to know regarding the early ("Classic") models of Boeing's magnificently-enormous 747 Jumbo jet airliner are included in this very well-illustrated 128-page volume!! Tons of information about these awesome flying machines are at your fingertips here. All kinds of technical data & graphs & charts are provided, as well as sections covering "747 accidents", "airline operators" (featuring info & photos on just about EVERY airline ever to operate a B747 Classic!), and "production history" (which is a listing of all 800+ aircraft, including the date each one first took to the skies).
Of course, there are also lots and lots of excellent photographs throughout this comprehensive volume, including many shots of jetliners under construction. In all, this is a MUST for aviation fans, or for anyone who likes to look and read about Boeing's mightiest achievement.

Jumbo Jetliners: Boeing's 747 and the Wide-Bodies: Liveries of the 1980s and 1990s (Osprey Colour Classics 6)

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Great if you like pictures

Jumbo Jetliners: Boeing's 747 and the Wide-Bodies: Liveries of the 1980s and 1990s (Osprey Colour Classics 6)
Norman Pealing , and Mike Savage
Manufacturer: Motorbooks International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Transportation | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

History of Technology | Technology | Science | Subjects | Books

Book Description

Norman Pealing and Mike Savage utilise they're expert aviation knowledge to present a book crammed full of breathtaking pictures of Jumbo Jetliners, with each colour photograph accompanied by expert commentaries.

Customer Reviews:

Great if you like pictures.......2000-05-08

I bought this book at the Aerospace museum in the Honolulu International Airport just before boarding a plane. With little time to browse, I purchased it expecting it to be an interesting reference on Jumbo Jetliners, as the title would imply. Unfortunately this is primarily a picture book with very little technical information in the captions below each picture. This book would be great for one who enjoys viewing photos of planes but quite dissappointing if you expected technical reference material.

Boeing 747 Classics: An Introduction for Pilots

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Boeing 747 Classics: An Introduction for Pilots
Philip Terpstra
Manufacturer: Spirit Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 188306323X
Release Date: 2005-09-02

Product Description

A revised edition of Boeing 747: An Introduction for Pilots, this new book gives an overview of the classic Boeing 747 series -- the 100, 200, 300, and SP jumbo jets. It includes development history and specifications of the various models. Intended primarily for pilots, the manual includes system descriptions, test questions, limitations, and other material useful for pilots new to the 747 as well as by experienced 747 pilots needing some review. It is filled with color photos and illustrations.

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