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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrecy Publishing
ISBN-100859791793
ISBN-139780859791793
eBay Product ID (ePID)208664726
Product Key Features
Book Title377 Stratocruiser and Kc-97 Stratofreighter : Boeing's Great Post War Transports
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicAviation / General, Aviation / History
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation
AuthorBill Yenne
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight37.2 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsOf the several good books about the Strat, this is the one to beat, not least because it is easily the nicest in regards to production values and appearance.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal623.7465
SynopsisCovers the 377 Stratocruiser and the KC-97 in their original roles and how their service continues today around the world., What happens when a Seattle planemaker takes the most advanced, longest-ranged, highest flying super bomber of World War II (the B-29 Superfortress) and adapts it as the longest-ranged, highest flying transport of the immediate postwar world? The result was Boeing's Model 367, originally conceived as a long-range transport that would have had a role in World War II if the campaign had gone longer, but which was adapted for the commercial market as the Model 377 Stratocruiser. It was the first commercial passenger plane that could provide non-stop Transatlantic service. The Stratocruiser went on to serve with Pan American World Airways, Northwest Airlines, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and other airlines, flying both the Atlantic and the Pacific, as well as to the Middle East and South America. It became the gold standard of luxury and efficiency. When Elizabeth II made her first world tour as queen, she flew by BOAC Stratocruiser. And then there was the Cold War. To counter the Soviet nuclear threat, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) initiated an unprecedented build-up of jet bombers. Because these lacked global range, SAC also required an exceptional build-up of aerial refueling aircraft. The Model 367 became the KC-97, the first dedicated aerial refueling aircraft to be fielded in significant numbers, as 888 were built. As the family grew long in the tooth, yet another career awaited. Several of the original airframes were rebuilt as the inimitable "Guppies," the largest volume transports ever conceived. Working for NASA, they are credited with having made America's victory in the Space Race possible. This book tells and how service continued around the world, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, one of the Guppies is still flying routine missions for NASA.
LC Classification NumberTL686.B65
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- 18. Mai. 2016
Excellent Piece of Aviation History !!!
Loaded with Great information and History ... I went to Aircraft & Engine School on this Aircraft in 1966 at Sheppard AFB ... I Also Was a Flight Engineer on NASA's Original Super Guppy & The Current Super Guppy ... Larry J. Glenn ... USAF/NASA Retired Flight Engineer 42 Year Career ...Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 21. Nov. 2022
A most have aircraft book
Great book on a pioneering aircraft.The picture in this book a colorful clear and sharp.The text is compeling.Another good one from author Bill Yenne.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 12. Jan. 2024
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