The Boeing 757 High-Thrust Performance, Transatlantic Routes and the Narrowbody Jet That Outgrew Its Original Mission
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
13.10.2026
Verlag
Oscar PublishingSeitenzahl
108
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,6 cm
Gewicht
170 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-80927-087-0
A powerful single-aisle jet, an unexpected transatlantic career and an aircraft that kept finding new missions. The Boeing 757 reveals how performance, commercial judgement and changing airline networks can reshape the possibilities of flight. In The Boeing 757, Robert Hardman traces the aircraft from Boeing's search for a modern successor to the 727 through its development, airline introduction and remarkable second life on longer routes. Along the way, the story brings together the decisions of Boeing, Eastern Air Lines and British Airways; the shared cockpit strategy with the 767; and the engineering choices that gave the 757 its distinctive performance. Follow the aircraft into everyday airline service, demanding airports and the economics of thinner transatlantic markets. Discover the surprisingly complex story behind the stretched 757-300, the importance of ETOPS and route planning, and the adaptations that kept the type relevant in passenger, freight and specialist operations. Inside, you will discover:How the 757's engines, wing and cockpit design shaped its operating strengths. Why airlines embraced its combination of capacity, range and runway performance. How the 757 opened new transatlantic opportunities and what those flights demanded. How freighters, special missions and modernisation extended its career after production ended. With historical context, operational insight and carefully chosen technical detail, The Boeing 757 offers aviation enthusiasts a richer understanding of the aircraft, the airlines that shaped it and the enduring decisions behind its reputation.
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