There is perhaps no other commercial airliner as iconic as the Boeing 747 A presence in our skies for over forty years it has transported hundreds of thousands of passengers across the world From its introduction with Pan American Airlines in 1970 it has persevered as one of the forerunners of commercial flight Often labelled the ' Queen of the Skies' this is an aircraft revered by passengers & aircrew alike The first wide-body airliner ever produced it has set new standards in air travel & opened up the air routes of the world to vast numbers of people who might otherwise have been unable to afford international air travel The book focusses not only on the iconic 747 but also its many variants including the YAL-1A which Boeing developed for the US Air Force & the Evergreen 747 Supertanker a 747-200 modified as an aerial application for fire-fighting Across its types the 747 carries around half the world's air freight Accordingly freight variants feature here too including the 747-8 The sheer size of the workload carried out by this craft is astounding From the glamorous 1970s an era of rapid expansion which saw an unprecedented boom in the tourist trade to the various environmental & economical imperatives that impact upon modern flight this work shows how the Boeing 747 has been developed in accordance with the changing demands of the ages Bowman here preserves the history of this celebrated craft in style presenting an exciting & comprehensive account that is sure to appeal broadly ...

In 1969 the Boeing 747 flew for the first time & until the appearance of the Airbus A380 was the world&s largest passenger aircraft Unlike the Airbus the Boeing has two passenger decks in the front part only Even four decades after its intial flight this four engined wide body airplane is still one of the most widely used airplanes in the world The Jumbo is being flown in different configurations mainly the 70 meter long version 747-400 (first flight in 1988) For kids & beginners of scale modeling! With easykit & Mini Kit model building its super easy All the pieces come fully painted & printed The models are ready to assemble Their snap-fit feature makes assembly simple & fast ...

Up until 2005 the Boeing 747
- commonly known as Jumbo-Jet
- was the largest transport aircraft in the World After its maiden

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The enormous Boeing 747 long-haul aircraft completed its maiden flight on 921969 The jumbo jet had Pratt & Whitney engines with 22680 kp thrust a take-off weight of over 300000kg & could carry 442 passengers over a distance of 9136 km- Structurally detailed fuselage & wings- Landing gear optionally open or closed- Detailed engies & landing gear- Decals for an Air Cananda version ...

Up until 2005 the Boeing 747
- commonly known as Jumbo-Jet
- was the largest transport aircraft in the World After its maiden

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A replica model of the Boeing 747-8 The successor to the 747-400 impresses with its innovation advanced technology & efficiency In 2018 the Jumbo was the first aircraft to carry the new Lufthansa design livery- Replica cockpit- Detailed under-carriage bays- Detailed under-carriage- Detailed engines- Rotatable front fans- Display st&- Super decal set with the new Lufthansa livery ...

The 747-8F is the latest generation cargo version of the legendary Boeing 747 The 747-8F sets new standards in terms of efficient fuel consumption & noise reduction With an extra 16 the cargo carrying capacity is also significantly above that of its predecessor These characteristics convinced the logistics giant UPS to buy 14 of these aircraft & use them all over the world ...

A model construction kit of the Boeing 777-300ER a two-engine wide-body long range passenger aircraft with seating for up to 550 passengers The 777-300ER version has a larger wing area & extra fuel tanks giving it a range of 14600km (9072 miles)
- Finely structured surfaces with recessed panel joints
- Transparent parts for the widow rows
- Detailed engine nacelles
- Finely detailed fully rotatable engine intake fans
- Fully detailed undercarriage
- Undercarriage can be mounted in either the extended or retracted position
- Fully detailed decal set for a demonstrator version






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The Boeing 787 is a newly conceived twin jet wide-body aircraft that demonstrates a new level of cost efficiency for the airlines It is the first commercial airliner with a fuselage constructed mostly of carbon-fibre reinforced composite materials Operating costs are 10 lower than those of a Boeing 767 achieved through lower fuel consumption & a 20 saving on weight Two types of engine are available the RR Trent 1000 & the GEnx Its maiden flight took place on 15 December 2009 & delivery is expected by the end of 2011 The airliners order list shows 840 orders for this revolutionary new commercial aircraft Model kit contain 72 pieces Model kits are designed for children aged 10 years & upwards Measures 386 cm in length & it has 42 cm span width ...

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was produced in larger numbers than any post World War II American bomber A total of 2042 aircraft were built by the Boeing Douglas & Lockheed aircraft companies With more than 25 variants the B-47 was the backbone of the Strategic Air Command throughout the 1950s In The Boeing B-47 Stratojet in Pictures Mark Natola takes you from the development of the first XB-47 through the final YB-47C & B-47Z concept aircraft ...