Boeing; The First Century by Eugene E. Bauer (AUTHOR SIGNED) - 2005

Enumclaw, WA: TABA Publishing, 2005 TABA Publishing, Enumclaw, WA. 2005. Hardcover. Stated 8th Printing. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped. Black boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Aircraft manufacturer logos as endpapers. 383 pp 8vo. Fly with the B&W, the Peashooter, the Pioneer Pullman of the Air, and many other early Boeing airplanes. Rediscover the Lone Ranger. Experience the evolution of the big bombers, from the B-17 Flying Fortress to the B-52. Blast off with BOMARC, Minuteman, and mighty Saturn. Relive the $15 Million Dollar Gamble, the Impossible Airplane, the Seventeen-Inch decision, and the awesome 747 Jumbo program. Consider the array of products brought into the fold by the acquisition of Rockwell and McDonnell Douglas. Look to the future with the F-22 Raptor and JSF superiority fighters, the Comanche helicopter, and the International Space Station. The company has reached the pinnacle of airplane manufacturing by consistently out-thinking, out-performing, and out-working the competition. Come face to face with Rosie the Riveter, the Outplant Gang, and the Incredibles. A clean pristine copy.