747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation

Sutter, Joe; Spenser, Jay

ISBN 10: 0060882417 / ISBN 13: 9780060882419

Editore: Smithsonian, 2006

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Codice articolo BSM.1ANQI

Riassunto:

The aeronautical engineer who spearheaded the design and construction of the 747 offers an insider's perspective of the development of the world's largest and fastest jet aircraft during the 1960s golden age of American aviation and technology.

Informazioni sugli autori:

Joe Sutter led the team of engineers that created the Boeing 747. He served on the Presidential Commission to investigate the Challenger explosion with Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride, and Richard Feynman. Now in his eighties, he still serves as a consultant to Boeing. He lives in Seattle.

Jay Spenser has spent a lifetime studying aviation as a museum curator at the National Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Flight, and as an aerospace industry writer. He is the co-author of 747 and lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Titolo: 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet ...
Casa editrice: Smithsonian
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: good