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Product Identifiers
PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-100764368222
ISBN-139780764368226
eBay Product ID (ePID)27065845540
Product Key Features
Book TitleLockheed Constellation : a Legends of Flight Illustrated History
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAviation / General, Aviation / History, Aviation / Commercial
Publication Year2024
GenreTransportation
AuthorWolfgang Borgmann
Book SeriesLegends of Flight Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight32.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Series Volume Number12
SynopsisA concise illustrated history of the Lockheed Constellation, Super Constellation and Starliner The Lockheed Constellation is the definitive postwar prop airliner. The type was developed during the Second World War by a talented and famous development team, which included Howard Hughes and Kelly Johnson. This book provides a colorful illustrated history of the type. Readers will enjoy several hundred vintage photographs featuring aircraft and airlines from all over the world. There is ample coverage for all three major commercial variants of the aircraft: the Constellation, the Super Constellation, and the Starliner. Wartime service by military versions is also described. She was affectionally named "Mona Lisa of the Skies" by her fans, and the Constellation's graceful lines were the epitome of elegance and beauty in the "golden age" of air transport. One chapter is dedicated to the special features and extra comforts provided by luxury carriers. Freighter models and conversions are also detailed in their own chapter., The Lockheed Constellation is the definitive postwar prop airliner. The type was developed during the Second World War by a talented and famous development team, which included Howard Hughes and Kelly Johnson. This book provides a colorful illustrated history of the type. Readers will enjoy several hundred vintage photographs featuring aircraft and airlines from all over the world. There is ample coverage for all three major commercial variants of the aircraft: the Constellation, the Super Constellation, and the Starliner. Wartime service by military versions is also described. She was affectionally named "Mona Lisa of the Skies" by her fans, and the Constellation's graceful lines were the epitome of elegance and beauty in the "golden age" of air transport. One chapter is dedicated to the special features and extra comforts provided by luxury carriers. Even freighter models and conversions are detailed in their own chapter as well.
