Boeing 747

 
747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
by Joe Sutter, Jay Spenser
747 is the thrilling story behind "the Queen of the Skies"—the Boeing 747—as told by Joe Sutter, one of the most celebrated engineers of the twentieth century, who spearheaded its design and construction. Sutter's vivid narrative takes us back to a time when American technology was cutting-edge and jet travel was still glamorous and new. With wit and warmth, he gives an insider's sense of the larger than life-size personalities—and the tensions—in the aeronautical world. 

Joe Sutter led the team of engineers that created the Boeing 747. He served on the Presidential Commission to investigate the Challenger explosion with Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride, and Richard Feynman. Now in his eighties, he still serves as a consultant to Boeing. He lives in Seattle. 

Paperback from Harper Paperbacks
2007-05-01
ISBN: 0060882425

Air Force One
by Robert F. Dorr
Hardcover from Motorbooks International

Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP (AirlinerTech Series, Vol. 6)
by Dennis R. Jenkins
Paperback from Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers

Boeing 747-400 (AirlinerTech Series, Vol. 10)
by Robert F. Dorr
Book Description The Boeing 747-400 is the transformed version of the airliner that changed the world. In many ways, it is a new aircraft rather than a development of the widebody "jumbo jet" that brought air travel to the everyday citizen. With an outer shell that dates to the mid-1980s and an interior that reflects a digital revolution and a new century, the 747-400 is a complex and smoothly functioning thing of beauty. Many regard the 747-400 as the most majestic flying machine to grace the skies. 

This volume includes extensive technical information on the 747-400, including construction photos, details, and illustrations from tech manuals. It also includes information on 747-400 variants for the cargo industry and military, including the Air Force's YAL-A1, a platform for a prototype antiballistic-missile laser. Airlines that use the 400 are profiled, and an appendix includes a roster of all 591 400s built, listing type, line number, registration, and operator.
Paperback: 104 pages
Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers; ISBN: 1580070558;

Boeing 747-400: The Mega-Top (Osprey Civil Aircraft)
by Robbie Shaw
Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

Boeing 747 Classic (Airliner Color History)
by Peter Gilchrist
Paperback from Motorbooks International

Boeing 747: Design and Development Since 1969 (Jetliner History)
by Guy Norris, Mark Wagner
Paperback from Motorbooks International

Boeing 747-400 (AirlinerTech Series, Vol. 10)
by Robert F. Dorr
Paperback from Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers

Air Force One: The Aircraft that Shaped the Modern Presidency
by Von Hardesty, Bob Schieffer
Hardcover from NorthWord Press

The Airliner World Book of the Boeing 747
by Mark Nicholls
Paperback from Motorbooks International

Boeing 747-400 (Airliner Color History)
by Peter Gilchrist
Paperback from Motorbooks International

Jumbo Jetliners: Boeing's 747 and the Wide-Bodies: Liveries of the 1980s and 90s (Osprey Colour Classics)
by Norman Pealing, Mike Savage
Paperback: 128 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.36 x 9.01 x 8.18 
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co; (April ) 
ISBN: 1855328747

Boeing Airliners 747/757/767: In Colour
by Alan J. Wright, Robbie Shaw
Paperback from Ian Allan Pub

Boeing 747 (Super Structures)
by Bruce Glassman
School & Library Binding from Blackbirch Marketing

Boeing 747-100/200 Incamera
by Scott Henderson, John Wegg
Hardcover from Airways International

Boeing 747 (Aviation Notebook Series)
by Stewart Wilson
Paperback from Notebook Publications

Boeing 747 (Crowood Aviation Series)
by Martin W. Bowman, Crowood Press
Hardcover from Crowood Pr Ltd

Boeing 747 in Color
by Jonathan Falconer
Paperback from Ian Allan Pub

Boeing 747 (Osprey Civil Aircraft)
by Robbie Shaw
Paperback from Osprey Pub Co
1994

ABC Boeing 747-400
by Philip J. Birtles
Paperback from Ian Allan Pub

How to Fly a 747
by Ian Graham
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback from Candlewick Press

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Aircraft Accident Report: In-Flight Breakup over the Atlantic Ocean, Twa Flight 800, Boeing 747-131, N93119, Near East Moriches, Ny, July 17, 1996
by Barry Leonard
Paperback from DIANE Publishing Co

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Boeing 747: The Jumbo
by Aram Gesar
Paperback from Pyramid Media Group

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Report on the Accident to Boeing 747-121, N739PA at Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland on 21 December 1988 (Aircraft Accident Report)
Paperback from The Stationery Office Books
1990
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The Boeing 747 (Aero Series, Vol 40)
by David H. Minton
Paperback from Aero Pub
1991
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747: story of the Boeing super jet
by Douglas J. Ingells
Unknown Binding from Aero Publishers
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Wide-Body: The Triumph of the 747
by Clive Irving
Hardcover from William Morrow
1993
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Boeing 747 (Airline Markings, Vol. 1)
by P. R. Smith
Hardcover from Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
1993
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How to Fly a 747 (Masters of Motion)
by Tim Paulson, Edward Keating, Gregory Truett Smith, Jim Finnell, Chris Brigman
Paperback from John Muir Pubns
1992
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The Great Gamble: The Boeing 747, the Boeing-Pan Am Project to Develop, Produce, and Introduce the 747
by Laurence S. Kuter
Hardcover from Univ. of Alabama Press
1973
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Boeing 747
by Hiroshi Seo
Hardcover from Jane's Information Group
1985
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Boeing 747
by Alan J. Wright
Paperback from Ian Allan Ltd
1989
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