Boeing 747 A History
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Author |
: Martin W. Bowman |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 589 |
Release |
: 2014-06-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473838239 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473838231 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Boeing 747: A History by : Martin W. Bowman
A comprehensive history of the aircraft that transformed commercial aviation. Includes photos. A presence in our skies for over half a century, the iconic Boeing 747 has transported hundreds of thousands of passengers across the world. From its introduction with Pan American Airlines in 1970, it has persevered as one of the forerunners of commercial flight. Often labeled the “Queen of the Skies,” this is an aircraft revered by passengers and aircrew alike. The first wide-body airliner ever produced, it has set new standards in air travel and opened up the air routes of the world to vast numbers of people who might otherwise have been unable to afford international air travel. This book focuses not only on the 747, but also its many variants, including the YAL-1A, which Boeing developed for the US Air Force, and the Evergreen 747 Supertanker, a 747-200, modified as an aerial application for fire-fighting. Across its types, the 747 carries around half the world’s air freight. Accordingly, freight variants feature here too, including the 747-8.The sheer size of the workload carried out by this craft is astounding. From the glamorous 1970s, an era of rapid expansion that saw an unprecedented boom in the tourist trade, to the various environmental and economical imperatives that impact upon modern flight, this work shows how the Boeing 747 has been developed in accordance with the changing demands of the ages.
Author |
: Peter Gilchrist |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 140 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105028998826 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Boeing 747-400 by : Peter Gilchrist
The Boeing 747-400 is a complete revision of the basic 747 design. Its increased range and capacity, new-generation technology and cost savings, have all improved the original Jumbo Jet. This volume covers the design, technical specifications, engine choice and production of this aircraft.
Author |
: Chris Gall |
Publisher |
: Roaring Brook Press |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 2020-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250799814 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250799813 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Jumbo by : Chris Gall
For the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747’s first commercial flight, a picture book about the development of the iconic passenger plane and how it changed the history of air travel. In 1968, the biggest passenger jet the world had ever seen premiered in Everett, Washington. The giant plane was called the Boeing 747, but reporters named it “the Jumbo jet.” There was only one problem. It couldn’t fly. Yet. Jumbo details the story of the world’s first wide body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time and played a pivotal role in allowing middle class families to afford overseas travel. Author and illustrator Chris Gall, himself a licensed pilot, shows how an innovative design, hard work by countless people, and ground-breaking engineering put the Jumbo jet in the air. On January 22, 1970, the Boeing 747 made it's first transatlantic flight, taking passengers from New York to Paris in seven hours.
Author |
: Douglas J. Ingells |
Publisher |
: HP Trade |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015009794267 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis 747: Story of the Boeing Super Jet by : Douglas J. Ingells
Author |
: Joe Sutter |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2010-08-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062011527 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062011529 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis 747 by : Joe Sutter
747 is the thrilling story behind "the Queen of the Skies"—the Boeing 747—as told by Joe Sutter, one of the most celebrated engineers of the twentieth century, who spearheaded its design and construction. Sutter's vivid narrative takes us back to a time when American technology was cutting-edge and jet travel was still glamorous and new. With wit and warmth, he gives an insider's sense of the larger than life-size personalities—and the tensions—in the aeronautical world.
Author |
: Robert F. Dorr |
Publisher |
: Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages |
: 110 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1580070558 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781580070553 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Boeing 747-400 by : Robert F. Dorr
This series provides the enthusiast with a first-ever look at the structure, design, systems, and operation of these high tech wonders of the air. Contains engineering drawings, tech manual excerpts, exploded views, overhaul handbooks, cockpit photos, pilot manual excerpts, factory assembly photos, and more.
Author |
: Mark Nicholls |
Publisher |
: Motorbooks International |
Total Pages |
: 96 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0946219613 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780946219612 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Airliner World Book of the Boeing 747 by : Mark Nicholls
Author |
: Lance Cole |
Publisher |
: Air World |
Total Pages |
: 243 |
Release |
: 2021-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526760036 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526760037 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Boeing 747 by : Lance Cole
Boeing’s 747 ‘heavy’ has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul airliner emerges. Yet the ultimate development of the 747, the -800 model, will ply the airways for many years to come. Even as twin-engine airliners increasingly dominate long-haul operations and the story of the four-engine Airbus A380 slows, the world is still a different place thanks to the great gamble that Boeing took with its 747. From early, difficult days designing and proving the world’s biggest-ever airliner, the 747 has grown into a 400-ton leviathan capable of encircling the world. Boeing took a massive billion-dollar gamble and won. Taking its maiden flight in February 1969, designing and building the 747 was a huge challenge and involved new fields of aerospace technology. Multiple fail-safe systems were designed, and problems developing the engines put the whole programme at risk. Yet the issues were solved and the 747 flew like a dream said pilots – belying its size and sheer scale. With its distinctive hump and an extended upper-deck allied to airframe, avionics and engine developments, 747 became both a blue-riband airliner and, a mass-economy class travel device. Fitted with ultra-efficient Rolls-Royce engines, 747s became long-haul champions all over the world, notably on Pacific routes. across the Atlantic in January 1970, 747 became the must-have, four-engine, long haul airframe. Japan Airlines, for example, operated over sixty 747s in the world’s biggest 747 fleet. By the renowned aviation author Lance Cole, this book provides a detailed yet engaging commentary on the design engineering and operating life and times of civil aviation's greatest sub-sonic achievement.
Author |
: Peter R. March |
Publisher |
: History PressLtd |
Total Pages |
: 118 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0750944854 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780750944854 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Boeing 747 Story by : Peter R. March
The Boeing 747, more commonly known as the Jumbo Jet, is probably the most recognized of all modern airliners, and for many years it was the largest passenger airliner in service. In this study Peter March describes the Jumbo Jet's development and its service history with the world's airlines. He includes a wide range of interesting facts and figures about an aircraft that has become one of the most recognizable icons of modern air travel.
Author |
: Ahmed F. El-Sayed |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 687 |
Release |
: 2024-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781040048740 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1040048749 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis History and Evolution of Aircraft by : Ahmed F. El-Sayed
History and Evolution of Aircraft reviews the history of aviation from early history to the present day, including the evolution milestones of military aircraft, civil aircraft, helicopters, drones, balloons, airships, and their engines. It also provides the background and development of different types of aircraft, including manned and unmanned vehicles, aircraft carriers, fixed or rotary wings, air, sea, and amphibian flight vehicles. Covering current and developing applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the book highlights the prospects of future flying vehicles including automotives and jetpacks. It follows the transition from piston to jet engines that include shaft-based engines (turboprop, turboshaft, and propfan), turbine-based engines (turbojet and turbofan), and athodyd engines (ramjet, turbo-ramjet, and scramjet). The book explores flight vehicles’ technological advancements and evolution, including their geometrical features and performance parameters. It will also include nine appendices resembling databases for all types of aircraft. The book will be a useful reference for academic researchers and aviation, aerospace, and mechanical engineering students taking aerodynamics, aircraft structures, aircraft engines, and propulsion courses. Aviation history enthusiasts will be interested in the scope of the content as well. Instructors can utilize a Solutions Manual for their course.