From Props to Jets: Commercial Aviation's Transition to the Jet Age 1952-1962
Proctor, Jon; Machat, Mike; Kodera, Craig
Language: English
Published by Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, 2010
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- Title
- From Props to Jets: Commercial Aviation's Transition to the Jet Age 1952-1962
- Author
- Proctor, Jon; Machat, Mike; Kodera, Craig
- Publisher
- Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1580071465
- ISBN 13
- 9781580071468
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But now to the actual aircraft. We start with the previously mentioned Constellation and the mighty Stratocruiser, plus the DC-7 and, from the UK, the Viscount.
When it came to pure jets the DH Comet came first and then we get, from the States, the highly successful Boeing 707 and the DC-8. These are just a few of the subjects discussed and illustrated.
Whatever your favourite airliner you will find it here, this was an age before the `flying holiday coaches' that fill the skies these days - if only air travel was like this today!
Ernie Lee
--Military Aircraft Monthly, October 2010
One of the latest titles from American publishers Specialty Press is From Props to Jets. This 158-page hardback title is very much photographic, both in colour and black and white. The narrative deals with each main era, so kicks off by setting the scene for the 1946-1950 period, then looks at the premature start to the jet age in the 1949-1952 period with the D.H. Comet. The 1952 period through to 1962 is covered in the next seven chapters, dealing with the last days of the piston-powered airliners through to the first jets and on to the fanjets. The final section is a special salute to the Boeing 707, with lots of period publicity material and colour photos. --Model Airplane International - Issue 67, Feb 2011
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