Lockheed Constellation: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Wolfgang BorgmannSeries:Legends of FlightPublish date:2024-09-28Pages:144
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Schiffer PublishingISBN-13:9780764368226ISBN-10:764368222UPC:9780764368226Book Category:TransportationBook Subcategory:AviationBook Topic:HistorySize:8.60 x 8.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.95Product ID:SC6ZJSJ60C
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.
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Schiffer PublishingISBN-13:9780764368226ISBN-10:764368222UPC:9780764368226Book Category:TransportationBook Subcategory:AviationBook Topic:HistorySize:8.60 x 8.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.95Product ID:SC6ZJSJ60C
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