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Airlife's Airliners Boeing 757
The 13th in this series of illustrated monographs on the key civil aircraft of this volume focuses upon the Boeing 757, which is one of the most successful commercial aircraft in sercice, and has become the industry standard.
128 pages, Paperback
First published April 19, 2001
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May 8, 2013
An In-Depth Look at an Airliner Classic
Philip Birtles's book contains a wealth of detail about the development of the 757, touching on its Boeing stablemate, the 767. The book starts out with interesting information on the evolution, design, and development of the Boeing 757, including some proposed designs that remained on the drawing board. In the third chapter, Birtles goes into detail about the production of the Boeing 757, with factory pictures and diagrams of the parts supplied by subcontractors. As with other books in this series, the books is a little weak on the interior shots, with one flight deck picture and three cabin photos. However, the reader is rewarded with a photographic walk around a Boeing 757-204 at Luton. Photo captions are detailed and informative. I also enjoyed the section on the 757 in service with earlier customers.
Between the time the book was published and the writing of this review, a fair amount has happened, particularly in regard to the availability of winglets, which sharply reduce fuel consumption on long routes. This is important, because - in one of civil aviation's ironies - the shorter and transcontinental routes have largely been overtaken by the Boeing 737NG family, especially the Series 900, which closely resembles one of the original rejected designs of 1979! And, yes, even though the 757 line has been shut down for good, like the airplane namesake, this book will stand the test of time.
Philip Birtles's book contains a wealth of detail about the development of the 757, touching on its Boeing stablemate, the 767. The book starts out with interesting information on the evolution, design, and development of the Boeing 757, including some proposed designs that remained on the drawing board. In the third chapter, Birtles goes into detail about the production of the Boeing 757, with factory pictures and diagrams of the parts supplied by subcontractors. As with other books in this series, the books is a little weak on the interior shots, with one flight deck picture and three cabin photos. However, the reader is rewarded with a photographic walk around a Boeing 757-204 at Luton. Photo captions are detailed and informative. I also enjoyed the section on the 757 in service with earlier customers.
Between the time the book was published and the writing of this review, a fair amount has happened, particularly in regard to the availability of winglets, which sharply reduce fuel consumption on long routes. This is important, because - in one of civil aviation's ironies - the shorter and transcontinental routes have largely been overtaken by the Boeing 737NG family, especially the Series 900, which closely resembles one of the original rejected designs of 1979! And, yes, even though the 757 line has been shut down for good, like the airplane namesake, this book will stand the test of time.
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