See today's jumbo jets in action, in the air, on the ground, and in a variety of color schemes. This colorful book tells of the design and development history (including prototypes never built), safety features, and the future of today's jetliners.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A commercial aircraft documentary that is hard to put down.,
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This review is from: Giant Jetliners (Hardcover)
This is a very absorbing book about the giant airliners that fly today's skies, covering them from their inception, to the drawing board, last minute changes, technical information, how new ideas and technologies gained ground and their service with the airlines. The chapters are not organised by aircraft but by topic such as Stretching and Shrinking, the Operator's Role in influencing the final design, Safety Measures, Concepts and Hurdles and the Giant Jetliners of the Future. This organisation makes for a much more exciting read on a concentrated topic rather than the more boring Chapter by Aircraft type approach which is more like reading a dictionary. This is how the book "Boeing Jetliners" is organised and although that is also a good book, I prefer this one for that reason. So in the Safety chapter, you get to see how these planes introduced redundancy, early warning systems, the Propulsion Controlled Aircraft system, fatigue testing, design changes and of course, ETOPS. Loads of information for the serious commercial aircraft enthusiast in an immersive documentary that you will find hard to put down.
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Giant Jetliners Is A Giant Good Book!,
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This review is from: Giant Jetliners (Hardcover)
Giant Jetliners is the perfect book for anyone who has ever even been the least bit facinated by commercial aviation. Full of pictures and info about the most facinating things around. Worried about the future of commercial aerospace? See some of the proposed future aircraft like the MD-XX, 747-X program, Blended Wing, and the A3XX. The future is full of X's! This is a must-read for you.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Not just a coffee table book!,
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This review is from: Giant Jetliners (Hardcover)
This is an illustrated book with substance. If you just want some pretty pictures, get a calendar. This book gets into the hows and whys of large commercial aircraft. It meaningfully and clearly discusses flight physics and how these great aircraft are engineered. Any lay aviation buff would enjoy this book.
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The world economy was surging after years in the doldrums following World War II; the Beatles recorded their first hit, "Love Me Do"; basketball's Wilt Chamberlain scored a record 100 points on the game for the Los Angeles Lakers; Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were starring in the outrageously expensive movie Cleopatra; Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose; and David Lean directed Peter O'Toole in the movie Laurence of Arabia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
giant jetliners, big jetliner, fuselage sections, bypass ratio, takeoff weight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Airways, United States, Air France, Airbus Industrie, Lockheed Martin, United Kingdom, American Airlines, Los Angeles, Soviet Union, Cathay Pacific, General Electric, New York, Long Beach, Hong Kong, Super Guppys, Northrop Grumman, British Aerospace, Japan Airlines, San Francisco, United Air Lines, Aero Spacelines, Boeing Field, Federal Express, John Hayhurst, London Heathrow New!
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The world economy was surging after years in the doldrums following World War II; the Beatles recorded their first hit, "Love Me Do"; basketball's Wilt Chamberlain scored a record 100 points on the game for the Los Angeles Lakers; Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were starring in the outrageously expensive movie Cleopatra; Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose; and David Lean directed Peter O'Toole in the movie Laurence of Arabia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
giant jetliners, big jetliner, fuselage sections, bypass ratio, takeoff weight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Airways, United States, Air France, Airbus Industrie, Lockheed Martin, United Kingdom, American Airlines, Los Angeles, Soviet Union, Cathay Pacific, General Electric, New York, Long Beach, Hong Kong, Super Guppys, Northrop Grumman, British Aerospace, Japan Airlines, San Francisco, United Air Lines, Aero Spacelines, Boeing Field, Federal Express, John Hayhurst, London Heathrow New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Cold War by Richard B. Taylor on page 1
- Marilyn Monroe (Spanish Edition) by William Taylor on page 1
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