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The Technological Marvel. Details the technology behind the first airliner to be digitally preassembled.
Documents the development, design, construction, delivery, and flight of the most important jetliner in a generation -- all color photography, much of it air-to-air.
A revealing, behind-the-scenes look at the development of the biggest commercial aircraft ever built. With 200 colour photos, this book takes readers through the drama of the A380 project, introducing all the key players and unravelling the controversies surrounding its development.
The history of all models and how the European consortium went toe-to-toe with Boeing and revolutionized the industry.
Poised for takeoff on that hot morning in April 2005, the Airbus A380 had the purposeful, powerful presence of a giant predatory bird. With its enormous gulled wings, imperiously tall tail, and broad, domed forepeak, it looked ready to take on the world. And along the way, it has had plenty of supporters—and critics. No civil airliner since the supersonic Concorde has aroused such emotion, such fascination, and such cause célèbre. To a confident Airbus and the thousands of awestruck workers who cheered it into that cloudless sky over Toulouse, it means so much more. The European company has been transformed under the broad wings of this incredible project into a single corporate entity—from a loose consortium into a new, more dynamic force to challenge its worthy adversary Boeing in every market sector.
The story behind the innovative widebody jet’s “troubled but also path-breaking development,” with hundreds of photos (Airways). With the launch of its superjumbo, the A380, Airbus made what looked like an unbeatable bid for commercial aviation supremacy. But archrival Boeing responded: Not so fast. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner would generate more excitement—and more orders—than any commercial airplane in the company’s history. This book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the first all-new airplane developed by Boeing since its 1990 launch of the 777. With hundreds of photographs and diagrams, Boeing 787 Dreamliner closely details the design and building of Boeing’s new twin-engine jet airliner, as well as the drama behind its launch: the key players, the controversies, the critical decisions about materials and technology—the plastic reinforced with carbon fiber that make this mid-sized widebody super lightweight. And here, from every angle, is the Dreamliner itself, in all its gleaming readiness to rule the air.
A brief history of Boeing is followed by descriptions of the design and construction processes, and explanations of the civil aviation roles filled by each plane. 200 color photos.
Two-thirds of all airliners flying today were built in one of three Boeings plants! This colorful book captures all the Boeing jetliners; the 727-200; the 747-400; even the new 777.
Take an inside technical look at the Boeing 747 and all its variants. Norris and Wagner discuss the enormous complexities of the base-line aircraft and explain the differences in variants. Filled with factory floor shots, sub assemblies, pre-production prototypes, and finished aircraft.
Discusses the evolution of jet airliners such as the DC-10, Airbus A340, and Boeing 767