The Airbus A380: A History

by Graham M. Simons

Every 7 minutes, an A380 takes off or lands somewhere in the world...

The Airbus was initially designed and developed in order to provide a contender to the Boeing's growing monopoly of the skies in the biggest large-aircraft market in the world. Ambitious in design, the undertaking seemed mammoth. Yet scores of aviation engineers and pilots worked to get the design off the ground and the Airbus in our skies. This double-decker, wide-body,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783030410
• ISBN13: 9781783030415
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.7"