Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.133340423
EAN num: 9780760309131
ISBN number: 0760309132
Label: Zenith Press
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 168
Printing Date: 2001-10
Publishing house: Zenith Press
Sale Popularity Level: 475389
Studio: Zenith Press
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Rapid developments in aviation technology from the period immediately following World War II to the early 1970s brought high-speed air travel to the public and, in the process, seriously reduced the size of the world. This history of United States airliners' embryonic years bridges the propliner era that was famous for classic steel aircraft like the elegant Lockheed Constellation and stout Douglas DC-3 with the dawn of early jetliners like the DC-8, Boeing 707 and Convair 880. A combination of modern and period photography transports readers back to this heady era, helping to detail the evolution of American airliners and the heyday of luxury air travel. Each of these pioneering aircraft is depicted in a variety of liveries representing the period's United States airlines.
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The book has excellent histories and photos.
A major fault: Mere mention and no photos of the greatest airliner ever-the DC-3.
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This would have been a 5 star review except for leaving out the Martin 202/404,Lockheed Lodestar, and DC-3. These omissions leave a big gap unless the intent was post WW2 only. If that was the intent, the Martin 404 omission still is glaring. Too bad. What's is covered is well done and well reproduced.
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Well written. Excellent photography. Really show off the Queens of the arilines.
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This book is a must for all old airliner enthusiasts.
Full of marvellous photos, most of which I had never seen before, it also benefits from a very well written text, taking you through the development and time in service of each airliner, plus overview sections at various points.
In particular, the book contains the best section I have ever read dealing with the changeover from pistons to jets at the end of the 1950s, clearly explaining just why this was such a fundamental revolution in air transport and why the pistonliners were rendered obsolete overnight almost.
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