Boeing 747 : a history : delivering the dream / Martin W. Bowman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowman, Martin W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boeing 747 (Jet transports)--History.

Boeing 747 (Jet transports).

Boeing 747 (Jet transports)--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen and Sword Aviation, 2014.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Dedicated Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

747 Programme Chronology

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Start Of It All

Chapter 2: The Dream Becomes Reality

Chapter 3: The Spacious Age

Chapter 4: Pilot Error

Chapter 5: Continuing The Classic Line

Chapter 6: Off Course To Disaster

Chapter 7: Baby Boeings

Chapter 8: Pan Am Flight 103

Chapter 9: Long Haul

Chapter 10: Freighters

Chapter 11: Military And Multifunctional

Chapter 12: 'Megatop'-the 747-400 Series

Chapter 13: A Day in Schiphol

Chapter 14: 'Cathay 403, Will You Accept A Visual?' Captain Mike Rigg Wings Across The Prairie: From the Flight Deck

Chapter 15: Wings Across The Prairie: From the Flight Deck

Chapter 16: Towards the Eight

Appendix 1: 747-100 Characteristics

Appendix 2: Specification - 747-100

Appendix 3: 747-100 Total Production List

Appendix 4: 747-100B Total Production List

Appendix 5: Characteristics with JT9D-7A engines

Appendix 6: Model 747-100SR Production List

Appendix 7: Specification 747-200B

Appendix 8: 747-200B Characteristics with JT9D-7AW engines

Appendix 9: Specification 747-300S

Appendix 10: Specification 747-200SP

Appendix 11: 747SP Characteristics with JT9D-7 Engines

Appendix 12: 47SP Production

Appendix 13: Iranian Air Force 747s

Appendix 14: USAF E-4 E-4/C-25A/SP (Military/VIP) Series

Appendix 15: Specification 747-400

Appendix 16: 747-100B-747-8I

Appendix 17: Specification 747 Dreamlifter

Appendix 18: 747 Orders and Deliveries

Appendix 19: 747-8 Firm Orders and Deliveries

Appendix 20: Airframe Losses and Incidents

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 27, 2014).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781473838239

1473838231

9781473838949

1473838940

OCLC:

893731799