Classic Jetliners

by Mark R. Wagner

Book Overview

Despite today's air routes being packed with a succession of bland jetliners, the classics of yesteryear are still earning their keep with charter and cargo operations across the globe. Boeing 707s... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855324040
• ISBN13: 9781855324046
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Look Back at Some Very Interesting Aircraft

Though this book is starting to show its age, it still provides a fine overview of the first-generation jetliners, which are become rarer and rarer each day.The pictures are of high quality, but there are several two-page spreads. The authors divide the book into chapters describing the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 (both short-body and stretch variants), trijets (Boeing 727 and HS Trident), twinjets (Douglas DC-9, Boeing 737, BAC-111, and Caravelle), and such rarities as the Vickers VC-10, DH106 Comet, and Convair 880. Soviet types, however, are underrepresented, which is a pity. You will find a small selection of pictures of the Tu-104, Tu-134, and Il-62, but no Tu-154 or Yak-40. I do, however, really like the flight deck shot of the Interflug Tu-134 preserved in Augsburg, Germany.The authors include detailed and interesting annotations for each picture, with information on individual aircraft and where it was photographed, making this book a pleasure to read. I would happily recommend it to any civil aviation enthusiast.