Jumbo Jetliners: Boeing's 747 and the Wide-Bodies: Liveries of the 1980s and 1990s (Osprey Colour Classics 6) [Paperback]

Norman Pealing (Author), Mike Savage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999 | Series: Color Classics (Book 6)

As would be expected from any photographer who's been employed by the aviation industry for more than three decades, Norman Pealing dishes up a fine collection of air-to-air and cockpit shots detailing an array of wide-body jets. Also depicted are the liveries worn by these jetliners, which attract more and more civil aviation enthusiasts as time wears on and more of these giant carriers disappear. Mike Savage's background analysis proves a fitting tribute to the triumph of these big birds.

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The Osprey Colour Classics series was born out of an overwhelming demand for top-class aviation photography. These superbly illustrated books will appeal to aviation enthusiasts everywhere.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1855328747
• ISBN-13: 978-1855328747
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,387,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great if you like pictures, May 8, 2000

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This review is from: Jumbo Jetliners: Boeing's 747 and the Wide-Bodies: Liveries of the 1980s and 1990s (Osprey Colour Classics 6) (Paperback)

I bought this book at the Aerospace museum in the Honolulu International Airport just before boarding a plane. With little time to browse, I purchased it expecting it to be an interesting reference on Jumbo Jetliners, as the title would imply. Unfortunately this is primarily a picture book with very little technical information in the captions below each picture. This book would be great for one who enjoys viewing photos of planes but quite dissappointing if you expected technical reference material.