747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation

Sutter, Joe

ISBN 10: 0060882425 / ISBN 13: 9780060882426

Published by Harper Perennial, USA, 2007

About this Item

An excellent description of the 747 and its gestation by the man largely responsible for it. Surprisingly scarce; this is only the second copy that I have seen. pp.xvi.272. Illus. Reading wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
• Publisher: Harper Perennial, USA
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060882425
• ISBN 13: 9780060882426
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

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.

Jay Spenser has spent a lifetime studying aviation as a museum curator at the National Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Flight, and as an aerospace industry writer. He is the co-author of 747 and lives in Seattle, Washington.