Lockheed L1011 Tristar (Airliners in Color)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 076030582X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An excellent look at the Lockheed TriStar Gordon K. Werner The Airlife's Airliner series of books cover individual commercial aircraft types in an interesting, in-depth manner.Each volume of this British series covers a unique commercial aircraft type from its design, production, entry into service, its usage by airlines, and in some cases eventual demise.Each volume features plenty of color and black and white photographs of the subject aircraft along with a complete construction list (accurate to date of publication for aircraft types still being built. "The Queen Of The Sky" according to Robert I. Hedges. Of all the airliner types I have ever flown, the L-1011 remains my all time favorite. The Lockheed beauty was the most graceful, yet agile plane I ever flew, and I miss her every time I take to the sky. In this book, Philip Birtles does the L-1011 justice with an in-depth look at the history of the program, operators, technical specifications, a production list, and a concise accident summary.In general, the "Airliner Color History" series is quite good, but this volume on the L-1011 sets the bar. A Customer said excellent layperson synopsis of the evolution of the l1011. This book is an easy to read book for the aviation enthusiast who wants a little more than pictures of airplane types. The book starts with some essential historical background. Next, technical issues are discussed, albiet at a rather simple level. But even those with significant background in aviation should find the writing and stories interesting. The book then moves on to the standard airline customer history and airline colors. One nice thing about this book (and others from this publisher)
Book by Birtles, Philip