de Havilland DH.106 Comet: Legends of Flight Illustrated History hardcover +New Arrival+
de Havilland DH.106 Comet: Legends of Flight Illustrated History hardcover (Book 11 in series)
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered commercial service in 1952. It was expected to deliver great prestige and prosperity to the postwar British aerospace industry, but the Comet's reputation was badly tarnished by several fatal crashes. About a quarter of the aircraft built were destroyed or written off in accidents. This book by freelance aviation journalist Wolfgang Borgmann provides an account of the type's development and production in the 1940s and then proceeds to describe the technical details and operational histories of all variants, including models 1, 2, 3, and 4. The work features about 250 images, the majority of which are in color.
Published April 2024, 144 pages, 230 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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