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On July 29, 1916, the first effort of the Pacific Aero Products Company took to the skies, a seaplane named Bluebird. Eight decades later, the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group is the biggest aircraft manufacturer in the world; and this analysis of the intervening years recounts, in effect, the history of aviation. From early US Navy orders through successful gambles on air mail and a very expensive four-engined bomber that a newsman nicknamed the Flying Fortress, Boeing's battle for supremacy in aircraft building continues today. Following the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas in 1997, defense now once again challenges commercial jets as the company's prime concern. The Boeing story is enhanced and clarified by the incomparable cutaway artwork of Mike Badrocke. His meticulous visualizations provide precise information, shown to best effect on gatefold pages, together with the close analysis of celebrated author Bill Gunston. Contemporary photographs have been collected from many sources. Boeing Aircraft Cutaways is a great item or gift for any aviation or aircraft enthusiast. 150 pages, Hardcover.
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