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747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet And Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation - Hardcover

Sutter, Joseph F.; Spenser, Jay P.

 
9780060882419: 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet And Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0060882417 ISBN 13: 9780060882419
Publisher: Smithsonian Books, 2006

Synopsis

The aeronautical engineer who spearheaded the design and construction of the 747 offers an insider's perspective of the development of the world's largest and fastest jet aircraft during the 1960s golden age of American aviation and technology.

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Review

As magnificent and soaring as the big bird itself, Joe Sutter s true story is . . . fascinating. --Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys

Sutter had perhaps the best overall view of all aspects of the 747 s development in the mid 1960s. --Publishers Weekly

"Sutter had perhaps the best overall view of all aspects of the 747's development in the mid 1960s."--Publishers Weekly

"As magnificent and soaring as the big bird itself, Joe Sutter's true story is . . . fascinating."--Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys

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Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0060882417
ISBN 13 
9780060882419
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
272