Boeing 707: Legends of Flight hardcover
Boeing 707: Legends of Flight Illustrated History hardcover
Beginning in the late 1950s, the Boeing 707 revolutionized passenger aviation like almost no other aircraft, as the elegant four-engine aircraft made it possible to serve intercontinental long-haul routes quickly and economically. This volume in the Legends of Flight series examines the history of this classic jet aircraft, whose memorable design has survived to this day, its basic features still recognizable in the Boeing 737. The history of 707 operations is presented in detail, as is the use of the type by various world military forces and governments—and its famed use as the US presidential Air Force One in the 1960s through the 1980s. Its use by many of the world’s most famous airlines, including American, TWA, Pan Am, Northwest, Continental, Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, and Air India, is also covered. Technical specifications for the 707, the Dash 80 prototype, the Boeing 720 (derived from the 707), the aerial refueler KC-135, and E-3 Sentry, as well as contemporaneous photographs, bring to life the fascinating history of Boeing’s first commercial jetliner.
Published June 2022, 144 pages, 152 colour and black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
Schiffer Legends of Flight Series
Started in 2021, The Legends of Flight series by Schiffer Publishing launched with three titles covering some of the most popular commercial airliner types in the world. Each book is a concise history of a particular aircraft type or family. They are a beautiful 9” x 9” hardcover format, similar in format to the Legends of Aviation Series, Each volume has 144 pages filled with beautiful black & white and mostly colour photographs as well as black & white line drawings, plans, cutaway drawings and technical specifications. These books are must have titles for any serious airliner enthusiast! More new volumes are being added each season.
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