Boeing 747 Classic (Airliner Color History)
by Peter Gilchrist
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Author: Peter GilchristEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-01
ISBN: 0760310076
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Motorbooks International
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Book Review: An excellent look at the Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Summary of Boeing 747 Classic (Airliner Color History)
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.World Books
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