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(More customer reviews)All of the books in the "Airliner Color History" series are definitely worth a good hard look if you're an aviation enthusiast. This 128-page paperback volume is all about the Boeing 757, and will give any 757 lover all the information he/she could possibly need with regard to this sleek-looking twin-jet, which first took to the skies on February 19, 1982 (on a 2-hr., 31-min. test flight).
It seems hard to believe that the last 757 has now rolled off of the assembly line in Renton, Washington. The 1,050th, and last, 757 to be built was unveiled on October 28, 2004. It was a 757-200 model in the colors of Shanghai Airlines.
The 757 has the distinction of being one of just seven airliner models that has sold more than 1,000 units. And the first 926 of them are listed in the "Production History" chapter of this book, which was published in 2001.
I still regard the 757 as being a "new" model of commercial aircraft. To me, it still has a kind of "futuristic" look to it. As far as narrow-bodied aircraft, I'd say that the B757 is the best-looking airplane in the world's skies today. It would rank second only to Boeing's mammoth behemoth, the 747, on my list of "Favorite Aircraft". You simply cannot beat the 747 for awe-inspiring gazes every time you watch one of those 800,000-pound babies take off or when you see one of them perfectly plunk down its huge collection of 18 wheels onto an airport runway. Simply amazing every time I see one.
But the 757 isn't far behind. The '57 has a certain "bird-like" look to it that just makes it "perfect" in my book (from a "plane-spotter's" point-of-view). Interestingly, too, you might have noticed that Boeing's newest airplane project (to date), the Boeing "7E7 Dreamliner", will have a similar "757 look" to it once it is produced.
Besides listing detailed stats on every single Boeing 757 ever built (through early 2000), other chapters of interest in this book include -- "Evolution", "Design And Development", "Production", "Technical Specification", "In Service", "Customers", "Accidents And Incidents", and "Chronology".
Many, many top-quality full-color photos are included in this volume as well. Plus: there's a goodly number of graphs, charts, schematics, and behind-the-scenes pictures of 757s in production.
It's kind of sad to know that Boeing has rolled out its last 757. But, at the same time, it's a virtual certainty that this magnificently-built aircraft will still be flying many, many years down the road.
If you'd like to see the very last 757 ever produced, you can visit the webpage below. .............
www.airliners.net/open.file/702358/LSome additional gorgeous Boeing 757 images can be found at the links below. .............
www.airliners.net/open.file/704790/L/
www.airliners.net/open.file/631551/L/
www.airliners.net/open.file/261969/L/
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Get an up-close and inside look at Boeing's mid-size jetliner, the 757. Follow this popular jet from its earliest conception, through its design and development, up to its use today by millions of passengers. Airliner Color History.
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