Boeing Stratocruiser

by Robert Hewson

Boeing's 377 is the definitive design among the great propliners of the 1950s. Though it had neither the sleekness of the Lockheed Constellation nor the longevity of the great Douglas pistons, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760311978
• ISBN13: 9780760311974
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

An excellent look at the Boeing Stratocruiser

The Airlife's Classic Airliner series of books cover individual commercial aircraft types in an interesting, in-depth manner. Each volume of this British series covers a unique commercial aircraft type from its design, production, entry into service, its usage by airlines, and in some cases eventual demise. Each volume features plenty of color and black and white photographs of the subject aircraft along with a complete construction list (accurate to date of publication for aircraft types still being built).Volume 1 covers the Boeing Stratocruiser (and related Stratotanker) series of aircraft ... including most, if not all of the many derivatives and provides an interesting look at the genesis of this long-range inter-continental piston airliner.