- Paperback: 100 pages
- Publisher: Specialty Press (MN) (May 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580070477
- ISBN-13: 978-1580070478
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #973,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Boeing's model 377 was developed from the World War II B-29 bomber. Named the Stratocruiser, this four-engine passengerliner bridged the gap for Boeing from war-time production to the introduction of the all-jet 707 in the late 1950s. The Stratocruiser, which set the standards for luxury air travel, represents a romantic era in the golden age of commercial aviation. The plane was equipped with sleeper seats, fold-down berths, and a 14-passenger lounge below the main deck that was reached by descending a spiral staircase. Such amenities would not be seen again until the early 1970s when Boeing's 747 came on line. For aviation enthusiasts.
About the Author
Nicholas A. Veronico was the editor of "Airliners: The World's Airline" Magazine from 1994 to 1999, and has spent almost a decade researching the development and operation of Boeing's Stratocruiser. He is the author of fourteen books on civil and military aviation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Portable Feast,
By Daniel L. Berek (Flanders, NJ, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Airliner Tech V09 Boeing 3 (Paperback)
Detailed pictures of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser are notoriously difficult to find. Nicholas Veronico, however, has assembled a wealth of sharp photographs showing the aircraft under construction, the mighty (and equally temperamental) Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, flight decks (including navigator's and flight engineer's stations), and interiors (including the main deck, lower deck lounge, sleeping births, lavatories, and galleys) - all this and more in a slim 104-page volume! Mr. Veronico does an admirable job showing the configurations unique to each airline customer, and he includes information on secondary operators of the type.Mr. Veronico's text is both enjoyable and informative, covering the development of the mighty Strat, along with narratives of the aircraft in airline service. This technologically advanced (for its time) airliner, unfortunately, had more than its share of trouble; the author describes the untimely endings of these ill-fated birds, including Captain Richard Ogg's heroic water landing of Clipper 953, Clipper Sovereign of the Skies. Detailed charts at the end of the book present the serial numbers and construction IDs of all the Stratocruisers by major carrier, along with individual histories of each and every Stratocruiser built. I have yet to find more information on a particular aircraft in a single volume; Mr. Veronico truly outdid himself here. I heartily recommend this excellent book.
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Extrordinarily well-done study of a lost classic,
By Paul De Zan (Burlingame, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Airliner Tech V09 Boeing 3 (Paperback)
This book is a solid cut above most of the breed, very well written and adorned with first-class drawings and photographs. The only element of the Stratocruiser story it overlooks is the fascinating tale of hidden US goverment financial support for the airlines that purchased it, which is covered in Ernest K. Gann's 1974 book "Flying Circus." It's a real tragedy that no Stratocruisers were preserved; it seems I was just born too late.
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"Sweet Memories"A True QUEEN of the SKIES",
By Jim Reed (Surf City New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Airliner Tech V09 Boeing 3 (Paperback)
This book is truely a must have item if you want to know all about a beautiful Boeing Airliner of yesteryear This book really is very informitive & is full of great pictures of the mighty "Stratocruiser" a true "QUEEN" of the SKIES that left to early in HER life! It takes your interest from page to page.The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation from Toms River NJ now ownes & operates one of the last surviving "STRATS" that is still AIRWORTHY! This is the military version the C-97G that flew with the USAF & SAC n the 50's& 60's.Truely a one of a kind great Propliner from the past! (...)
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