The World’s Greatest Civil Aircraft: An Illustrated History
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 178274245X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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The World’s Greatest Civil Aircraft features 52 of the greatest civilian aircraft, from the 1920s Dornier Do J flying boat to Concorde and the Boeing 747, from narrow-bodied to wide-bodied, propeller to jet, from small Jetstreams to Ilyushin Il-62, once the world’s largest earlier, to today’s double-decker Airbus 380. In that time, there have been groundbreaking civilian aircraft, such as flying boats, the first pressurized cabin aircraft, jet and supersonic aircraft, as well as immense changes in the capacity of aircraft – in the 1920s aircraft could carry 20 passengers, today it can be up to 800 passengers. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The Worl
"…an easy ready reference to the important civil aircraft that carried passengers over almost 100 years of civil operations. 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. (Collector's Corner)
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.. Excellent detail of the greatest planes that have been flown 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.. James Hunter Warren said Wonderful illustrations. Lacked a small bit in coverage but a great new encyclopedia to have in collection