Encyclopedia 727: The Jet That Changed Commercial Aviation Vol 2

$54.95

Sergio Goncalves

Description

Volume 2 of the Encyclopedia 727 about one of the most famous and important airplanes in history, and Boeing’s first bestseller, best-selling commercial jet for more than two decades. The Boeing 727 is an aviation icon! Its grandiose story is told in detail in Encyclopedia 727. For the first time in history, an entire encyclopedia dedicated to a single plane!

The 6 volumes will tell the complete story in 2,640 pages, with more than 3,200 photoreal profiles and exclusive to the 727 Encyclopedia, showing the plane in every painting in the airlines that have operated it in the more than 59 years of use of the model until today. All books have digital content with access via QR code and the sections will receive updates on the data of the aircraft in operation, which can be downloaded in PDF and printed, keeping your 727 Encyclopedia up to date.

In volume 2 you will learn about the different models of the 727, with details of each variant of the factory Boeing 727 and the modifications received to extend its operational life, testimonials from pilots and other professionals about the trijet, the most unusual stories that happened with the model , an account of all the accidents involving the device and more: the 727 in the media, flight simulators, statistics, preserved planes, in addition to the production list and a complete chronology of the model’s history. Finally, a section dedicated to plastic models and collectors, with the 727 at scale.

Volume 2 has 376 pages.

Sections of Volume 2: 1. MODELS & DESIGNS, 2. THE 727 AND ITS FRIENDS, 3. FANTASTIC STORIES, 4. ACCIDENTS, 5. THE 727 IN THE MEDIA, 6. THE 727 AT SCALE, 7. THE 727 IN THE SIMULATORS, 8 The 727 IN STATISTICS, 9. THE 727 PRESERVED, 10. PRODUCTION LIST, 11. CHRONOLOGY.

Details: more than 100 photos (some exclusively colorized for the book), more than 259 photoreal profiles of 727’s, 370 artwork, maps, infographics, 71 tables and 149 QR codes with external content, including videos, documents and miscellaneous content about the trijet.