Boeing 747 Classic (Airliner Color History) (Paperback)

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This illustrated history examines the remarkable sequence of events that led to the jetliners development and the longevity of classic pre747-400 versions. Full technical specifications of the early variants are accompanied by a production listing and 150 photos and line drawings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760310076
• ISBN-13: 978-0760310076
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #512,380 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 11 in The Airliner Color History / Airlife's Airliners Series.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Impressive Wealth Of Facts! A 747 Lover's Bible!!, December 8, 2001

By	David Von Pein (Mooresville, Indiana; USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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This is another in a growing list of outstanding publications in the "Airliner Color History" series! Every possible detail you could ever want to know regarding the early ("Classic") models of Boeing's magnificently-enormous 747 Jumbo jet airliner are included in this very well-illustrated 128-page volume!! Tons of information about these awesome flying machines are at your fingertips here. All kinds of technical data & graphs & charts are provided, as well as sections covering "747 accidents", "airline operators" (featuring info & photos on just about EVERY airline ever to operate a B747 Classic!), and "production history" (which is a listing of all 800+ aircraft, including the date each one first took to the skies).
Of course, there are also lots and lots of excellent photographs throughout this comprehensive volume, including many shots of jetliners under construction. In all, this is a MUST for aviation fans, or for anyone who likes to look and read about Boeing's mightiest achievement.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent , July 28, 2007

By	Rajeev Seetharam "Rajeev Seetharam" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has some great valuable information about 747 series.
I wish it had some more details about 747-400 series (megatop).
Picture quality is excellent, best price for an used book. Seller was very prompt and shipment arrived well before the estimated date.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent look at the Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP, July 21, 2003

By	Gordon K. Werner (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Airlife's Airliner series of books cover individual commercial aircraft types in an interesting, in-depth manner.

Each volume of this British series covers a unique commercial aircraft type from its design, production, entry into service, its usage by airlines, and in some cases eventual demise.

Each volume features plenty of color and black and white photographs of the subject aircraft along with a complete construction list (accurate to date of publication for aircraft types still being built).

This volume covers the original incarnations of the Boeing 747 ... the 100, 200, 300 and short-bodied SP. Together these variants are the most successful widebody airliner ever built.

The 747 may be credited with bringing air travel to the masses ... making airfares affordable to the general population due to the large amount of seats available.

This book takes an interesting look at the genesis of this aircraft ... its design (it was designed to eventually become a freighter only aircraft, according to Boeing, because by the 1990s we would all be flying on supersonic airliners) ... to the radical idea of a 400 passenger airliner.