Product Description

This is an illustrated history examining the development of Britain's post-war airliners based on the recommendations of the wartime Brabazon Committee. Beginning in the Second World War period and following airliner developments up to 1960 when the UK aircraft industry was forced into merger, this book clarifies the work of the famous Brabazon Committee, which made the decisions over which airliners would be required by the country on the return to peace. Detailing the development of aircraft proposed by the committee, Mike Phipp discusses the successes of certain aircraft versus the fate of others which sadly fell by the wayside. The history also covers other airliners produced by the UK in the 1940s and offers comparisons with developments in Italy, France and the USA.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #319158 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-31
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

The Brabazon Committe and Airliners 1945 - 1960
This source documents the development of Britain's post-war airliners between 1945-1960, based on the recommendations of the wartime Brabazon Committee. It is packed with illustrations and is broken down into small sections relating to each aircraft, this allows the reader to pick up this book and read short sections at their leisure. It includes the different aspects of the Brabazon Committee requirments, short range, long range aircraft etc and includes the fabulous aircraft such as Bristol Britannia, Vickers Vanguard, Saunders Roe Princess Flying boat etc. Each Aircraft is described in sufficient detail and supported with an appropiate photo. I was greatly impressed by this book and thank the author for creating a fantastic concise source of information.