Boeing 787 Dreamliner

by Norris, Guy; Wagner, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780760328156
• ISBN10: 0760328153
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-12
• Publisher: Zenith Press

Summary

With the launch of its superjumbo, the A380, Airbus made what looked like an unbeatable bid for commercial aviation supremacy. But archrival Boeing responded: Not so fast. Boeingrs"s 787 Dreamliner has already generated more excitement--and more orders--than any commercial airplane in the companyrs"s history. This book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the first all-new airplane developed by Boeing since its 1990 launch of the 777. With hundreds of photographs, Boeing 787 Dreamliner closely details the design and building of Boeingrs"s new twin-engine jet airliner, as well as the drama behind its launch. Here are the key players, the controversies, the critical decisions about materials and technology--the plastic reinforced with carbon fiber that will make this mid-sized widebody super lightweight. And here, from every angle, is the Dreamliner itself, in all its gleaming readiness to rule the air.

Author Biography

Mark Wagner is a pilot and specialist aviation photographer. Among his many books are Modern Boeing Jetliners and Airbus A380: Superjumbo of the 21st Century, also with Guy Norris and published by MBI. He is based in London.
 
Guy Norris is the award-winning West Coast editor for Flight International magazine and has authored many aviation books. Twice winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Aerospace Journalist of the Year award, he was formerly Flight’s technical editor and London correspondent for Interavia magazine.  Guy Norris lives in the British Isles.