Onze boeken

Boeing 747: A History: Delivering the Dream

Door Martin W. Bowman

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#364220-XL7
Titel
Boeing 747: A History: Delivering the Dream
Auteur
Bowman, Martin W.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Banrsley : Pen and Sword Aviation
Jaar van uitgave
2014
ISBN10
1783030399
ISBN13
9781783030392
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original blue boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous colour photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting
There is perhaps no other commercial airliner as iconic as the Boeing 747. A presence in our skies for over forty years, it has transported hundreds of thousands of passengers across the world. From its introduction with Pan American Airlines in 1970, it has persevered as one of the forerunners of commercial flight. Often labelled the 'Queen of the Skies', this is an aircraft revered by passengers and aircrew alike. The first wide-body airliner ever produced, it has set new standards in air travel and opened up the air routes of the world to vast numbers of people who might otherwise have been unable to afford international air travel.?? The book focusses not only on the iconic 747, but also its many variants, including the YAL-1A, which Boeing developed for the US Air Force, and the Everg... (Lees verder)reen 747 Supertanker, a 747-200, modified as an aerial application for fire-fighting. Across its types, the 747 carries around half the world's air freight. Accordingly, freight variants feature here too, including the 747-8.??? The sheer size of the workload carried out by this craft is astounding. From the glamorous 1970s, an era of rapid expansion which saw an unprecedented boom in the tourist trade, to the various environmental and economical imperatives that impact upon modern flight, this work shows how the Boeing 747 has been developed in accordance with the changing demands of the ages. Bowman here preserves the history of this celebrated craft in style, presenting an exciting and comprehensive account that is sure to appeal broadly.?? As featured in Norwich Evening News and Iceni Magazine.
Pagina's
256
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

Zie ook

Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.