Author: Robert Redding, Bill Yenne
Boeing. Planemaker to the World
Crescent Books
1983
Format: PDF
Pages: 264
Language: English
Size: 37.6 MB
This book tells the Boeing story from its beginnings in a Lake Union boathouse, to its present status as the premier builder of commercial aircraft in the world. Trace the development from the first Boeing mailplanes to the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-29 Superfortress of WWII to the first jetliner, the 707, to today's mammoth 777. Also examines Boeing's manufacture of helicopters, hydrofoils, and aerospace technology. Includes 100 color and 250 b/w photographs.