Product Description

It would be idle to try and sum up the whole history of this, the most famous aircraft manufacturer in the world, but suffice to say no less than 38 Boeing models saw service in WWII alone, including of course the Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress. In 1927, the first Boeing, the 40A biplane, delivered the US mail, with a range of 650 miles; today the 747-400 can cover 9000 miles at a cruising speed of 615 mph. 70 years of big jets, and Mike Badrocke has produced meticulous cutaway artwork of all the major types from the B-52 to the 777. With the expert commentary of Bill Gunston, this is an important visual work of reference for the modeller and for anyone who wants to get "inside" what amounts to the whole history of military bombers and commercial jet aircraft manufacture.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1161332 in Books
• Published on: 1998-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 150 pages

About the Author
Mike Bradrocke has been a full-time aerospace, military and scientific artist for many years; his cutaways have been published by many magazines (such as Aeroplane Monthly and Flight International) also in newspapers and industry publications. His meticulous work can be seen in Osprey's Vanguard series, Lockheed Aircraft Cutaways (1955). Bill Gunston OBE should need no introduction to anyone interest in aerospace, as the most prolific author on the subject ever.