Airliners Worldwide: Over 100 Current Airliners Described and Illustrated in Color (Paperback)

~ Tom Singfield (Author)

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Product Description

Since the publication of the very popular first edition of Airliners Worldwide in 1997, there have been many changes to the fleets employed by the operators, and, of course, many of the illustrations (even two out of three on the front cover) are now history. In addition, some aircraft types have been withdrawn or not developed, including Concorde, the Handley Page Herald, IAI Arava, IPTN N250, Let L610 and SE210 Caravelle. New types which have appeared or are under development include the Embraer 195 and 170, the Antonov An-140, Airbus A318, and Airbus A380. Thus the coverage in this new edition of this valuable guidebook will be markedly different, up to the minute, and indispensible. The text for each type has been revised and updated where necessary. Each type has a historical narrative and description of model variants and type of operations, and has the principal technical details such as dimensions, capacity, powerplants, and performance - and a listing of all current operators. The photographic selection is all new and has been updated with the latest eye-catching and interesting color schemes where possible.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Midland; 2nd edition (August 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185780189X
• ISBN-13: 978-1857801897
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #606,409 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is a must for plane lovers, February 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Airliners Worldwide: Over 100 Current Airliners Described and Illustrated in Color (Paperback)

If you love commercial aircraft this book is a must. It has many colour photos & great information about many commercial aircraft in service all over the world. just reading this book made me want to fly someplace.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great great resource, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Airliners Worldwide: Over 100 Current Airliners Described and Illustrated in Color (Paperback)

This book has got something for everyone; from the most dedicated airplane seeker, to simple enthusiasts -- this book satisfies all!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars potent little reference, February 10, 2002

By	simpcity - See all my reviews

This review is from: Airliners Worldwide: Over 100 Current Airliners Described and Illustrated in Color (Paperback)

Tom Singfield has crammed a lot of information and some very nice photos into this charming aviation hobbyist book.

The aircraft are presented alphabetically. The general specs and history of each aircraft is given. Finally, a useful list of operators of the aircraft is provided.

Singfield selected his photos with great care to emphasize the unique and distinctive identifying features of the aircraft. Among the curious aircraft variants photographed: a Basler turboprop DC-3, a DC-7 water bomber, and a "hushed" UPS 727-100.

The book is very well constructed, with a solid stiff binding.