boeing 747 (jet transports)

Describes how Air Force One keeps the U.S. president safe while flying, including descriptions of the plane's security features.

"Jumbo details the incredible story and innovative design of the world's first wide-body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time. The Boeing 747 introduced new technologies to the aviation industry and played a pivotal role in expanding travel overseas"--Book jacket.

Full-color and archival photographs show how airliners have been used by U.S. presidents in the second half of the twentieth century, and explains how the presidency itself has been affected by the events and advances of the 1900s.

Shows how the president of the United States and other important passengers are protected when the "flying White House" takes to the skies.

J.J. Smith, the Keeper of the Records for "The Book of Records" has witnessed many extraordinary things in the course of his job, but he has never witnessed true love, until he meets a man who is attempting to eat an entire Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman.

Traces the history of the Boeing 747 aircraft from its creation in 1921 to its current uses, describing the building and design teams' efforts to get the craft in the air, the many challenges they faced along the way, and the craft's impact on the aeronautical industry.

J.J. Smith, the Keeper of the Records for "The Book of Records" has witnessed many extraordinary things in the course of his job, but he has never witnessed true love, until he meets a man who is attempting to eat an entire Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman.

Examines the history of the world's largest and fastest commercial jet, the Boeing 747-400, including some of the challenges faced in design and construction and how its builders tested the limits of technology.

Places the reader at the controls of a 747 jumbo jet and introduces the principles of aerodynamics while moving step-by-step through preflight checks, takeoff, flight, and landing.

Explores the history and usage of aircraft to transport the president, especially Air Force One, the planes which have been a symbol of the United States for fifty years.