Boeing 777: The Technological Marvel (Jetliner History) Review

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(More customer reviews)OK, I will admit it up front. I'm a (computer) techie, so I am always sitting there watching television wondering how they accomplished some effect, wondering "how" something happens, or how something works. I am not, though, very knowledgeable about aviation, but I do fly a *lot* for business, and was very interested in the 777. (They look really cool taxiing around O'Hare, for instance.)
The pictures in the book are outstanding, and the description of the details of this airplane are just incredible. I did notice, though, that after about every other page, I had questions that were raised by the statements made on that page. And maybe none of the questions I had were worth asking - I really don't know! It just seemed like a good deal of the "story" about the development of the 777 wasn't there.
I did enjoy learning that the 777 was developed because Boeing and United came to an agreement which they wrote on a cocktail napkin. Or the testing of the wings (bent upward 24 feet for several days, and snapping in two within 20 seconds of when the engineers predicted it). But the claim that "everything changed, from the way Boeing design and built the aircraft, to the way the systems were integrated and tested" wasn't backed up with much real depth about how a huge monolithic company like Boeing actually created - and lived through - changes of that magnitude. Or, for instance, I would be reading along, and it said that "plans to build a mockup of Section 43 were scrapped", but who knows that Section 43 really meant? Plus, I guess I thought the book would be a little larger.
For the diagrams, details, pictures, and the details that are there, I certainly recommend the book. I wish it were slightly larger and had a little more detail.

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Get the details on one of the most significant passenger aircraft ever developed--the Boeing 777. The 777 is the world's largest and fastest twin-engined aircraft, and it was designed and preassembled entirely using digital technology. Such advancements ensured that the 777 would have a profound effect on Boeing and on the aerospace industry. Color photography covers all four variants of the plane, and includes assembly line and in-flight shots. Special coverage is given to the plane_s engines, cabin, cockpit, and fly-by-wire flight controls.