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

Sutter, Joseph F.; Spenser, Jay P.

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ISBN 10: 0060882417 ISBN 13: 9780060882419

Casa editrice: Smithsonian Books, 2006

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.

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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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Smithsonian Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060882417
• ISBN 13: 9780060882419
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile