Paperback, 9.125 x 9.125
160 pages, 200 b/w photos, 10 diagrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3838-4
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160 pages, 200 b/w photos, 10 diagrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3838-4
$24.99 / $27.99 CAN / £16.99
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Poised for takeoff on that hot morning in April 2005, the Airbus A380 had the purposeful, powerful presence of a giant predatory bird. With its enormous gulled wings, imperiously tall tail, and broad, domed forepeak, it looked ready to take on the world. And along the way, it has had plenty of supporters—and critics. No civil airliner since the supersonic Concorde has aroused such emotion, such fascination, and such cause célèbre.
To a confident Airbus and the thousands of awestruck workers who cheered it into that cloudless sky over Toulouse, it means so much more. The European company has been transformed under the broad wings of this incredible project into a single corporate entity—from a loose consortium into a new, more dynamic force to challenge its worthy adversary Boeing in every market sector.
To a confident Airbus and the thousands of awestruck workers who cheered it into that cloudless sky over Toulouse, it means so much more. The European company has been transformed under the broad wings of this incredible project into a single corporate entity—from a loose consortium into a new, more dynamic force to challenge its worthy adversary Boeing in every market sector.
About the Authors
Guy Norris is the award-winning Senior Editor for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. He has previously been U.S. West Coast editor for Flight International magazine, technical editor for Flight, London correspondent for Intervia magazine, and has authored many aviation books. Norris was winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Aerospace Decade of Excellence award and twice the winner of the society’s Aerospace Journalist of the Year award.
Guy Norris is the award-winning Senior Editor for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. He has previously been U.S. West Coast editor for Flight International magazine, technical editor for Flight, London correspondent for Intervia magazine, and has authored many aviation books. Norris was winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Aerospace Decade of Excellence award and twice the winner of the society’s Aerospace Journalist of the Year award.
Mark Wagner, MRAes, is a specialist aviation photographer and pilot. He works as chief photographer for the international photo agency Aviation-Images.com as well as for many aerospace, editorial, and advertising clients worldwide. He is an Aviation Week & Space Technology photo award winner and is based in London with his wife Stephanie and children Henry and Polly.
