{"product_id":"fairchild-c-82-packet-simon-d-beck-9781476669755","title":"Fairchild C-82 Packet: The Military and Civil History","description":"\u003cp\u003e Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film \u003ci\u003eThe Flight of the Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname \"the flying boxcar\" but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military's needs for more than ten years--civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon D. Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476669759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476669755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Simon D. Beck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213191246079,"sku":"9781476669755","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_649ae85f-4d20-41d8-94eb-0baae7c470fe.jpg?v=1692112553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fairchild-c-82-packet-simon-d-beck-9781476669755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}