SKY TRUCK 2
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9780850457049 |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85045-704-1 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | VG |
| Author(s) | Stephen Piercey |
| Publisher | Osprey Publishing Limited |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Published date | 1986 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Osprey Colour series |
| Size | 21 x 23 x 1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS • AVIATION CIVILE |
Description
Anyone who already has a copy of SKY TRUCK on their bookshelf will not need to be told that SKY TRUCK 2 is devoted to the classic piston-engined airliners of yesteryear. If you're new to the world of the big recips, welcome aboard. Sit back, stuff some cotton wool in your ears and pop a barley sugar in your mouth, because for the next 120 pages soporific hi-tech jetliners, with their colour-CRT displays and other gismo-goodies, are out. Gas-guzzling old clunks rule, OK?
It may not be common knowledge that Stephen Piercey was tragically killed in a flying accident on 20 May 1984, shortly before SKY TRUCK was published. This sequel would not have been possible without the consent, patience, and encouragement of Ray and Patsy Piercey, Stephen's parents. I would also like to thank them for their hospitality during the hours I spent sifting through his vast collection of transparencies. About 90 per cent of the material I've selected was shot when SKY TRUCK went to press in November 1984.
Happily, Propliner, the magazine which Stephen Piercey founded and edited to cater for piston-engined and turboprop transport aircraft enthusiasts, is now back on the streets, now in the left-hand seat.
