Convair 880 & 990 (Great Airliners Series, Vol. 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (805 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0962673048 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent non-technical review of the Convair comercial jets" according to A Customer. This book is much like other recent ones in style by other authors and publishers about great jet airliners of past and present. What did I like? Well, the book is easy to read. It is not full of too many redundant pictures (the airline attendant outfits from the 60's are scary!). There is much detail about the history of each and every one of the Convair commerical jets built. What I would have like to have seen more of (and this goes for many of these types of books) is more of the technical information about the construction of these planes, including details about aerodynamics, control surface workings, motor devel. Convair 880 & 990 (Great Airliners Series, Vol 1) I consider this the best 880/990 book written in the past two decades. It is inclusive with the good, bad and the ugly. The author probably overemphasizes the corporate mistakes. The aircraft is also criticised more than a thoroughbred should be. However, the contributions in photography and interesting stories add up to a very positive account of an incredible jet. Some of the technicals are slightly in error. The wing sweep was almost Convair 880 & 990 (Great Airliners Series, Vol 1) Daniel Sproat I consider this the best 880/990 book written in the past two decades. It is inclusive with the good, bad and the ugly. The author probably overemphasizes the corporate mistakes. The aircraft is also criticised more than a thoroughbred should be. However, the contributions in photography and interesting stories add up to a very positive account of an incredible jet. Some of the technicals are slightly in error. The wing sweep was almost 40 degrees, not thirtyfive. Also the color photo of an 880 flight deck is reversed. I bought two copies for myself.. 0 degrees, not thirtyfive. Also the color photo of an 880 flight deck is reversed. I bought two copies for myself.. A great book for Convair 880 enthusiasts. I greatly enjoyed this book. It brought back many memories from my days flying the Convair 880.
Book by Proctor, Jon