{"product_id":"the-boeing-747-robert-hardman-9798181656857","title":"The Boeing 747: Queen of the Skies, Airlines, and the Story of the Jumbo Jet That Shrank the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew aircraft have carried more imagination, ambition, and human memory than the jumbo jet. For generations of travelers, the Boeing 747 was the airplane waiting at the gate before a life-changing journey: a machine of scale, distance, power, and possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boeing 747: Queen of the Skies, Airlines, and the Story of the Jumbo Jet That Shrank the World\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the aircraft that transformed long-haul travel and became one of the most recognizable machines in aviation history. Written in a premium aviation-history style, this book follows the 747 from the limits of the early jet age to its rise as a global flagship, cargo workhorse, and enduring symbol of international flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will experience the 747 as both an engineering achievement and a cultural force: the widebody cabin, the upper-deck hump, the four-engine confidence, the Pan Am and Boeing gamble, the passenger experience, the cargo legacy, and the changing economics that eventually moved airlines toward newer twin-engine aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHow the 747 was born\u003c\/b\u003e from airline growth, airport pressure, and the search for a larger long-haul aircraft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWhy its design mattered\u003c\/b\u003e, from the widebody fuselage and upper deck to four engines, range, payload, and cargo capability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHow airlines used the jumbo jet\u003c\/b\u003e to reshape international routes, tourism, migration, business travel, and global airport networks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWhy the Queen of the Skies remains beloved\u003c\/b\u003e, even as passenger fleets retired it and its cargo legacy continued\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegant, informative, and richly atmospheric, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boeing 747\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is for aviation enthusiasts, aircraft lovers, airline-history readers, and anyone who wants to understand why this extraordinary jet became more than an airplane. It became the shape of long-distance travel itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hardman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798181656857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Robert Hardman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997789434111,"sku":"9798181656857","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boeing-747-robert-hardman-9798181656857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}