Posted on October 13, 2011.
Daine Rosborough says...
"...a panorama of the 70 years of considerable and continuous achievement."
This book captures both the mundane and the historical. Aeroflot, at the height, was remarkable due to "its vast and complex domestic network, many of whose subdivisions alone would equate in size to a very large airline." This provided millions of travelers basic air transport over huge stretches of land at bargain prices.
Milestones celebrated here include the Polar Division affiliate with historical trans-polar flights, the world's first transport aircraft in 1913, the first bomber/transport, the world's largest helicopters, and the world's largest turboprop airliner.
A handsome production, this: an oblong hardback, cloth over hardback boards with a sewn binding, 96 pp with something like 250 color illustrations: maps, tables, charts, elevations, photographs. The meat of the book consists of profiles of over 25 aircraft.
Posted on October 18, 2011
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