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Comet! The World’s First Jet Airliner By Graham M. Simons
US $29.84
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Comet! The World’s First Jet Airliner
- ISBN
- 9781781592793
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Comet! the World's First Jet Airliner
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- Transportation, History
- Item Length
- 10.8 in
- Topic
- Aviation / General, Military / Aviation
- Item Width
- 8.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1781592799
ISBN-13
9781781592793
eBay Product ID (ePID)
166458583
Product Key Features
Book Title
Comet! the World's First Jet Airliner
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Aviation / General, Military / Aviation
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
10.8 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-473174
Reviews
The lavishly illustrated volume sports dozens of B&W and color photographs, drawings, maps, art, portraits, and even cartoons and memorabilia. A selected bibliography and index neatly wraps things up. And - ta! da! - Simons correctly calls the Old Testament "Tanakh"!, A solid book of such scope that you'll probably consult it for a lot more than just Comet material, The book is well worth the price and will provide many hours of intriguing reading and research support. It is a good addition to one's aviation bookshelf.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
629.133349
Synopsis
This new volume from the respected and well-regarded aviation historian and author Graham Simons is sure to appeal to all aviation enthusiasts, including as it does a wide array of historical sources and archival information drawn together into one consolidated volume - the closest to a definitive study of the craft than any produced before. Extensively illustrated throughout, the book features details lifted directly from enquiry and salvage reports, much of which has never been published before and offers a unique insight into the failures and tragedies that blighted the early days of development, laying down lessons that were ultimately to benefit later designs. As part of his research into the book, the author met and interviewed Harry Povey, the De Havilland Production Manager and John Cunningham, the Comet test pilot who would be the first to experience flight at the helms of the iconic craft. Both of these firsthand accounts are relayed in the book, adding a deeper sense of authenticity and a more personalized account of proceedings than facts and reports alone are able to achieve. Attention is also paid to the derivative Nimrod design, and the book features an interview that the author conducted with the aircraft commander of the last ever Nimrod operational flight. Interviews of this kind are supplemented by the author's own narrative of proceedings, setting personal experience within historical context and exploring the themes and historical topics that the interviews evoke.
LC Classification Number
TL686.D4
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- 1***d (26)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook is in great condition and even has a plastic cover to protect it.
- 1***d (26)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThere is a page cut out in the middle of the book. Otherwise the book is a nice size about 9 x 12 inches and contains facts about the characters and activities.
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