Bristol Britannia (Crowood Aviation Series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861265158 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ultimate Britannia Like classic British airliners? This is your kind of book! As with all the wonderful Crowood Aviation series, you get an in-depth history of the type and variants, fleet and individual aircraft histories, liveries, and anecdotes galore. Worth every penny.
This title charts the evolution and history of one of Britain's finest airliners and one of its greatest disappointments. But although it had a very short front-line service career, the Britannia became a stalwart of charter and cargo operators. With technical and design details, full coverage of its operational history, plus many previously unseen photographs, this book aims to be a tribute to a dream that never quite came true.. Conceived soon after World War II, the Britannia was to be the largest, fastest, quietest and longest-range airliner of its day. Technical problems delayed the Britannia and by the time it entered service it had been rendered obsolete by the new generation of jets
Since then he has written many articles for magazines such as Flypast, Airliner World and Air-Britain Digest. Charles Woodley is a lifelong aviation enthusiast with a special interest in commercial aviation. Resident - Aberdeen, Scotland . His first book Golden Age - Commercial Aviation in Britain 1945-1965 was published in 1992
Resident - Aberdeen, Scotland . His first book Golden Age - Commercial Aviation in Britain 1945-1965 was published in 1992. Since then he has written many articles for magazines such as Flypast, Airliner World and Air-Britain Digest. About the Author Charles Woodley is a lifelong aviation enthusiast with a special interest in commercial aviation