Название: Big Wings: The Largest Aeroplanes Ever Built
Автор: Philip Kaplan
Издательство: Pen & Sword
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 280
Размер: 286,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

In the history of aviation there have been many attempts to produce aircraft of extraordinary proportions to expand the limits of technology and create new performance standards. With few exceptions, the early attempts did not become the successes envisaged until post-World War II when such aircraft as the Boeing B-52 long-range heavy bomber and the Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' airliner changed the face of aviation in both the military and civil roles.