Seaplanes of the World: A Timeless Collection from Aviation's Golden Age

By Bill Yenne

Book Overview

Seaplanes hold a special place in our memory of the wonderful aircraft of aviation's golden age. Streamlined by necessity, they were magnificent and beautiful machines that caught and held the eye and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885440073
• ISBN13: 9781885440075
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: First Glance Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 1.0" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

See the Planes from the Golden Age of Aviation

Bill Yenne presents a feast of beautiful passenger-carrying aircraft that took off and landed on the sea. The book is a delight to hold and behold; however, I must agree with the previous reviewer that some types have been omitted or underrepresented. I would have like to have seen more on the mighty Empire-class flying boats that served the British Empire before World War II. The Saunders-Roe Princess and its proposed jet-powered successor certainly deserved mention, as did the Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A, of which a beautifully restored example resides at the New England Air Museum. Also lacking are the many Soviet Beriev amphibians, along with the highly unusual Soviet Ekranoplan designs, aircraft that float on a cushion of air. Were this book more complete, it would have earned five stars; nevertheless, with these shortcomings, this is a book worth having.