Civil Aircraft (The Aviation Factfile)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592232264 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dozens of these commercial aircraftfrom the immortal Douglas DC-3 to the unrivaled Boeing 747are covered here, along with business jets, leisure aircraft, and police and firefighting aircraft from around the world. Boeing and Airbus may dominate today’s commercial aircraft market, but there are dozens of smaller manufacturers producing excellent airplanes to service short- and medium-distance routes. 600 color and archival black-and-white photographs are included.
Five Stars Love the book. Thanks. Jete' said 11-year old airplane buff LOVES it!!. My 11-year old is practically an airplane expert and this is his favorite book, though it's probably written for adults. The photos are beautiful and he uses them it inspire drawings. And, he says all the info is not only correct, but very thorough. Each style of plane has a dedicated page with pictures and loads of facts. Thank goodness it's a hard-bound or it woul. "Great Pictures, but several mistakes" according to Jen. I recently purchased this book and have thoroughly enjoyed it. It provides good history and great pictures, but in the technical data, there are tons of mistakes in the conversion from the metric system to the imperial system. For example in comparing the range between two aircraft, one aircraft has a longer range than the other when looking at the range in kilomete