Complete details about the Jumbos, including the Boeing 747-400 series. Covers the basics of the big jets, preflight preparations, weather forecasts, flight crew's check, takeoff from the flight deck, and more. Over 25,000 copies sold!
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Complete details about the Jumbos, including the Boeing 747-400 series. Covers the basics of the big jets, preflight preparations, weather forecasts, flight crew's check, takeoff from the flight deck, and more. Over 25,000 copies sold!
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Add this copy of Flying the Big Jets to cart. $7.26, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.
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Add this copy of Flying the Big Jets to cart. $21.22, good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1984 by Airlife Publishing Ltd.
Add this copy of Flying the Big Jets to cart. $27.62, good condition, Sold by Military History Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Folkestone, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1984 by Airlife Publishing.
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Good in d/w-tape marks inside front & back covers. Civil Aviation Flying the Big Jets presents the facts that people want to know about the world of the Jumbos. How does a large aircraft fly? How long is the take-off run at maximum weight? How much fuel is carried on a transatlantic flight? How do the radios work? What aircraft maintenance is required? How often are the tyres changed? What is the life style of a pilot? The answers to these and a thousand other questions are given in sufficient details to satisfy the most inquisitive of readers. Chapter by chapter the reader is taken gently from the basics of the big jets to the pilot's seat on an actual flight from London to New York. A comprehensive book that reveals as never before the every-day working environment of the modern long-haul airline pilot. UL-XXXXXX. 285pp, numerous b/w photos, maps & charts.