Boeing 777: AirlinerTech

by Jim Upton

An inside technical look at the Boeing 777, one of the world's most advanced airliners. This volume features test flights, complex systems, revolutionary materials and structures, space-age cockpits... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580070019
• ISBN13: 9781580070010
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Good details but not much color pictures

This is a book with intensive technical information, especially the cockpit layout. That is something I like most. But it is printed in B & W and with little color portraits. So may not make everyone happy. Also I complain about the surcharge of this book.

Triple 7 rates a triple 10!

For fans of the Boeing 777 in particular, and aviation buffs in general, this book fills the bill. The graphics and photographs are excellent and help guide the reader through the process of the development of the United States'(and likely the world's) most advanced jetliner. The author does an outstanding job of detailing the concept, design, manufacturing and certification of this aircraft. At the same time, the reader does not have to be a technical wiz to understand what's involved in the start to finish of building a jetliner today. A good addition to the aviation lover's bookshelf.

An in depth look at the birth/delivery of an amzing airplane

For those with an interest or background in aviation, this book details the development of the latest Boeing commercial airplane. Written by one who has hands on technical experience, it is not so technical that the average armchair enthusiast wouldn't enjoy not only the text but some fantastic photos. This book through the evolution of the 777 confirms to the flying public the extraordinary amount of testing a new airliner is put through before the public gets to enjoy the benefit of all that testing. It is well worth reading.