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The result was Boeing's Model 367, originally conceived as a long-range transport that would have had a role in World War II if the campaign had gone longer, but which was adapted for the commercial market as the Model 377 Stratocruiser. It was the first commercial passenger plane that could provide non-stop Transatlantic service.
The Stratocruiser went on to serve with Pan American World Airways, Northwest Airlines, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and other airlines, flying both the Atlantic and the Pacific, as well as to the Middle East and South America. It became the gold standard of luxury and efficiency. When Elizabeth II made her first world tour as queen, she flew by BOAC Stratocruiser.
And then there was the Cold War. To counter the Soviet nuclear threat, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) initiated an unprecedented build-up of jet bombers. Because these lacked global range, SAC also required an exceptional build-up of aerial refueling aircraft. The Model 367 became the KC-97, the first dedicated aerial refueling aircraft to be fielded in significant numbers, as 888 were built.
As the family grew long in the tooth, yet another career awaited. Several of the original airframes were rebuilt as the inimitable "Guppies," the largest volume transports ever conceived. Working for NASA, they are credited with having made America's victory in the Space Race possible. This book tells and how service continued around the world, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, one of the Guppies is still flying routine missions for NASA.
媒体推荐"Grab this excellent effort."--David L. Veres"Cybermodeler Online" (09/16/2014)
"Of the several good books about the Strat, this is the one to beat, not least because it is easily the nicest in regards to production values and appearance."--Sabu Advani"SpeedReaders.info" (03/25/2015)
"This is an essential book for any aviation library, and an excellent way to recapture an important and even glamorous series of aircraft, all too often lost in the shadow of the later Boeing 707 and KC-135."--Walter J. Boyne"HistoryNet" (06/08/2015)
Bill Yenne has traveled far and wide to research his topics and to shoot the photographs that have appeared in his books. He has flown in the jump seat of a B-52 and has worked with the legendary U.S. Air Force commander, General Curtis E. LeMay, to produce Superfortress: The B-29 and American Airpower in World War II, which Publisher's Weekly described as "an eloquent tribute." Yenne is the author of more than 75 non-fiction books on a wide variety of topics, from history to popular cultrue to transportation.
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不错 还没有仔细看 越来越喜欢原版书了 虽然价格有点贵
Nice history of an iconic aircraft that overlapped the end of the piston powered transport aircraft and the start of the Jet Age. There is only one of the 888 Boeing made left that is airworthy.
Great book, went in all the right places for the KC-97/Stratocruiser fan. Just wished it was a bigger book, and went a little deeper.
Complete background for old prop aircraft.
Item delivered on time, was as described
Great book
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