{"product_id":"to-morrows-airliners-airways-airports","title":"TO-MORROW'S AIRLINERS AIRWAYS \u0026 AIRPORTS (1st Printing — 1945)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA 1945 vision of aviation's future covering airliners, airways, and airports. Discusses jet propulsion, aircraft specifications, air routes, and airport design with technical details and industry forecasts.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.9197%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Includes a map of the World's Airlines in 1939\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside pages good — \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDust jacket missing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS. E. Veale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Pilot Press Ltd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e338\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1st Printing — 1945 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.5 x 22 x 2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.9309%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.624%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AÉROPORTS - AÉRODROMES - CHAMPS D'AVIATION\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION CIVILE\u003cbr\u003e• APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS\u003cbr\u003e• DIDACTIQUE - TECHNIQUE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive book explores the future of aviation as envisioned in 1945, covering three main areas: airliners, airways, and airports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book discusses conventional and unconventional \u003cem\u003eaeroplanes\u003c\/em\u003e, jet propulsion units, \u003cem\u003egas turbines\u003c\/em\u003e and rocket propulsion, the \u003cem\u003eaero-engine\u003c\/em\u003e, landing gears, instruments, \u003cem\u003ehelicopters\u003c\/em\u003e, warplane conversions, and various technical aspects of operational qualities including engine reliability, regularity, speed, and comfort. It examines national characteristics of airliners, war surplus disposal, and provides detailed specifications of aircraft such as the \u003cem\u003eDouglas DC-7\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDouglas Skybus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLockheed Constellation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airways section covers topics including freedom of the air, subsidies, airline ownership, frequency, air cargoes, air safety, and the world’s air route system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airports section discusses reasons for wide runways, blind flying, night flight, airport design and layout, airport control, the marine air base, seadromes, airport revenues, and landing fees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes appendices with histories of \u003cem\u003eImperial Airways\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBritish Airways\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBritish Overseas Airways Corporation\u003c\/em\u003e, along with a map of the world’s air routes from 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S. 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