Download or read book The Convair 880 Jet Airliner written by General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Convair 880 and 990 written by Jon Proctor and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convair 880 and 990 Proctor The fastest, quietest, most luxurious jetliner travel in all the world... This slogan described the inherently good looking and swift Convair 88 jet liner of the late 195s. This volume offers a wealthof detailed information on the underrated Convair 88 and the over-hyped 99 jet liners. Chapters inc lude: Development; Initial Operators; Subsequent Operators; Cargo Conversions; Odyssey of N88CH; Elvis Lisa Marie; and more. Great Airliners Series, Volume 1. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 11, 128 pgs., 25 bandw andcolor ill.
Download or read book Early American Jetliners written by Ugo Vicenzi and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first generation of American turbojet airliners were the industry's main players throughout the 1960s -- a decade which saw widespread acceptance of jet travel and the replacement of prop-driven aircraft. By today's standards, however, these airplanes were unacceptably noisy and serious polluters. This book looks at the three major jetliners of the decade, providing details of design, production, and service. It's packed with superb period color photography resurrecting a bygone era of jet travel.
Download or read book NE 880 Jets written by and published by . This book was released on 1961* with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Convair written by Martyn Chorlton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, lavishly illustrated look at an iconic aircraft manufacturer of the Convair aircraft.
Download or read book From Props to Jets written by Jon Proctor and published by . This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the years from 1952 to 1962 saw the rise and dominance of luxurious piston-powered airliners like the Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, and Boeing Stratocruiser, revolutionary new jet airliners soon rendered them obsolete. Aircraft like the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, and Convair 880 quickly shrank travel times around the world in half as the traveling public enthusiastically embraced the new and very futuristic jet age. This book celebrates that exciting time period with an in-depth look at all the aircraft that made commercial jet flight possible, comparing these radical new jetliners with the classic propeller-driven aircraft that preceded them. By using stunning original photography, ads, and graphics, this book beautifully captures the unique "feel" of that magical era by featuring the very best in rare aviation nostalgia. Additionally, the book offers accurate technical detail and rich historical perspective. The photos in this edition are black and white.
Download or read book Trans World Airlines Inc Convair 880 N821TW Constance Kentucky November 20 1967 written by United States. National Transportation Safety Board and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Airliner Models written by Anthony J Lawler and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 1360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of the past century, beautiful models of airliners have been made to promote their airlines' services in travel agents and their own shops. The models also illustrate the evolution of airliner design over these decades: the wood and fabric biplanes of the 1920s, the broad adoption of all-metal airliners in the 1930s, the first jet airliners of the 1950s, the first wide-body airliners of the 1970s and the pioneering small steps in supersonic air travel are all covered. The increasingly colourful exterior schemes adopted by the airlines, to ensure recognition by aspiring passengers, provide an interesting subtext. For model collectors, the airliner type, makers name, scale, approximate age and the materials used are detailed for each model illustrated. A short history of significant model-making companies is covered. With the onset of online bookings and the closure of airline offices and travel agents, the use of models is fast vanishing forever. The focus of this book is to preserve this fascinating era when models were a significant marketing tool, and to ensure that these models, at least in photographic form, survive as a record for future generations.
Download or read book Safety Last written by Brian Power-Waters and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *THIS IS THE REPUBLISHED VERSION. THE ORIGINAL VERSION WAS PUBLISHED IN 1972. THIS VERSION DOES NOT CONTAIN ADDITIONAL OR NEW INFORMATION. The author of this eye-opening expose is a scheduled jet airline captain, as well as a fighter pilot in the Air Force Reserve, with twenty years of professional flying experience. Writing from the standpoint of a view of a pilot, he covers every aspect of commercial aviation and brings the reader to the conclusion that it is a much more perilous means of transportation than generally suspected. You will learn how poorly equipped most of our airports are; how the airlines write their own safety regulations and then succeed in evading even those requirements. You will find out what goes on on the flight deck and the dangers inherent in even the most routine shuttle flights. The author examines crash investigations, he take you on spine-tingling reconstructions of disasters you probably read about, and he reveals the often shocking truth of what really went wrong as opposed to what you may have read in the papers. ********** "Safety Last by Captain Brian Power-Waters courageously describes real life in the airline industry and sounds the alarm for urgently needed reforms. It documents the abysmal performance of the Federal Aviation Administration in enforcing air safety standards and the shocking insensitivity of many airline officials. This book should be read by any airline passenger, executive, regulator or legislator who is concerned about protecting human life and safety in air travel." Reuben Robertson III, Director of the Aviation Consumer Action Project and Aide to Ralph Nader ********** "Captain Power-Waters unloads his list of complaints against commercial aviation without hedging and draws a frightening picture of chaos, carelessness and petty internecine warfare within the industry. The literate air traveler who gets his hands on this book may want to swear off forever. . . . Captain Power-Waters hits with authority." Publishers Weekly ********** "Fortunately, most of the flying public is unaware that many in airline management place a greater emphasis on making profits than on adhering to safety regulations. I compliment you on providing us with a damn fine insight into many of the problems which have been either overlooked or purposely evaded. I strongly concur in your book's closing observation that the real key to airline safety must be through a better utilization of the expertise of the pilot and the controller, who know flying best. These men are indebted to you for your daring to buck the tide, and call it as you see it." From a letter to Captain Power-Waters from John F. Leyden, President, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization ********** "Safety Last is a fascinating and sobering journey into the realities of commercial aviation. It vividly describes the hazards of non-professionalism in our industry. The reader will also see the critical importance of professional aircraft maintenance along with the need for a more imaginative and aggressive FAA establishment. . . . Captain Power-Waters has courageously assailed the FAA-approved Minimum Equipment List and exposed it for what it is . . . a killer of airline passengers." James Douglas Sparling, Director, Safety and Standards, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Safety Last was originally published in 1972, there are no new updates in this version.
Download or read book Jets written by James Ott and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1993 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate book on jet airliners! Beginning with the Comet and ending with the Airbus Industrie A340, Jets covers the worlds commercial jet aircraft and tells the stories of the test pilots, cockpit crews, technicians and airline managers who have been involved with them. With its combination of over 200 color photographs and a highly informative text, Jets provides a unique record of the worlds commercial jet aircraft.
Download or read book Airliners written by Andrew Kershaw and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Aircraft Flight Dynamics written by Louis V. Schmidt and published by AIAA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Smell of Kerosene written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book puts the reader in the pilot's seat for a "day at the office" unlike any other. The Smell of Kerosene tells the dramatic story of a NASA research pilot who logged over 11,000 flight hours in more than 125 types of aircraft. Donald Mallick gives the reader fascinating first-hand description of his early naval flight training, carrier operations, and his research flying career with NASA. After transferring to the NASA Flight Research Center, Mallick became involved with projects that further pushed the boundaries of aerospace technology. These included the giant delta-winged XB-70 supersonic airplane, the wingless M2-F1 lifting body vehicle, and triple-sonic YF-12 Blackbird. Mallick also test flew the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle and helped develop techniques used in training astronauts to land on the Moon.
Download or read book Airliners of the World written by Len Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
