The Illustrated Directory of Commercial Aircraft

by Günter G. Endres

Book Overview

This exhaustive, fact-packed book provides information on the development, specifications and service of more than 100 passenger-carrying airliners currently in service or under development around the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760311250
• ISBN13: 9780760311257
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

compact guide for travelers and planespotters

Unlike most airplane guides, the compact 8.5 x 6.5" format of this illustrated directory makes it handy for sliding in and out of a briefcase. Unfortunately, the book's materials and construction are not durable enough to withstand regular travel in this way. A very nice lineup of photos is followed by the specs of each of each aircraft, a knowledgeable survey of the plane and its development, and sections on 'variants' and 'service use'. Off-the-beaten-track followers will be pleasantly surpised to find the Tupolevs, Sukhois, Yaks, and Antonovs that are still common to the unreconstructed fleets of countries like Cuba and the former Soviet Union. I hasten to add that many carriers of these countries now have very young - mostly Airbus - fleets and very modern service standards. A fine book. A sturdier construction would earn all five stars from this reviewer.