The ultimate book on jet airliners! Beginning with the Comet and ending with the Airbus Industrie A340, Jets covers the worlds commercial jet aircraft and tells the stories of the test pilots, cockpit crews, technicians and airline managers who have been involved with them. With its combination of over 200 color photographs and a highly informative text, Jets provides a unique record of the worlds commercial jet aircraft.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Book but lacking on technical knowledge,
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This review is from: Jets: Airliners of the Golden Age (Hardcover)
This was one of the first books that I read concerning comercial aviation. The book is well written and provides information about most of the main comercial aircraft. The author then goes on to describe the routine of a comercial flight and the safety and maintenance required for a safe flight. The book, however, has certain limitations, as it is concerned with most comercial jet aircraft it lacks the detail that would be desired by certain aviation enthusiasts. Some of the sections, especially the one about Russian aircraft, are very short and do not provide enough information. The book is very easy to read and thus offers a very comprehensive introduction to the aviation scene. I would recomend it to any reader who does know much about aviation, but other readers may find it rather limited albeit interesting
1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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If you have spare-time, please read it!!!!,
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Great Britain emerged from World War II victorious and poor, but its aviation industry was intact. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sidestick controller, wing span, series aircraft, jet transport, takeoff weight, turbofan engines, cockpit crew, supersonic flight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, General Electric, New York, British Aerospace, Air France, Airbus Industrie, Aviation Week, Air Canada, Air Force, British Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Eastern Airlines, Pan American World Airways, Space Technology, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Rolls-Royce Avon, Flight Safety Foundation, Frank Borman, The Vickers New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Great Britain emerged from World War II victorious and poor, but its aviation industry was intact. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sidestick controller, wing span, series aircraft, jet transport, takeoff weight, turbofan engines, cockpit crew, supersonic flight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, General Electric, New York, British Aerospace, Air France, Airbus Industrie, Aviation Week, Air Canada, Air Force, British Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Eastern Airlines, Pan American World Airways, Space Technology, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Rolls-Royce Avon, Flight Safety Foundation, Frank Borman, The Vickers New!
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- Milestones of Flight by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- The Sporty Game: The High-Risk Competitive Business of Making and Selling Commercial Airliners by John Newhouse in Back Matter
- Space Technology (Young Scientist) by Hemesh Alles in Back Matter
- The Concorde Story: 21 Years in Service (Osprey Civil Aircraft) by Christopher Orlebar in Back Matter
- Civil Aviation Authority (CM) on page 52
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- Reconsidering a Century of Flight by Roger D. Launius in Back Matter
- How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers by Sharon Rose in Back Matter
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