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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 387.7309046
EAN num: 9780760309445
ISBN number: 0760309442
Label: Zenith Press
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 112
Printing Date: July 31, 2000
Publishing house: Zenith Press
Sale Popularity Level: 934496
Studio: Zenith Press
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The 1960s featured a heady mixture of propellers and turbojets, aeroplanes of character and grace, and colour schemes that flattered the lines of aircraft rather than the egos of airlines. This exciting volume features 150 colour photographs taken during the 1960s. Each photograph is fully captioned with date, location, and the fate of the featured aircraft. Climb aboard!
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This is a very fine book about a great changeover period in civil aviation-the switch from piston power to turbine.
Uniquely, the 1960s saw piston powered airliners operating in large (though steadily diminshing as the decade went on) numbers alongside their turbojet/fan and turboprop replacements. A visit to an airport at that time therefore produced a fascinating mixture of old and new and the last chance to see piston powered airliners operating in large numbers.
Also, as the book rightly points out, airline liveries then were far more attractive than today's "Eurowhite" efforts. As the author says "Liveries were designed to flatter the aircraft's looks, not the airline's ego."
Terrific photographs of both piston and turbine powered airliners, with very informative and long captions about all of these.
In all, a great book and well worth the money for anyone interested in old airliners.
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