Road to the 707: The Inside Story of Designing the 707

by William H. Cook

This book outlines the critical engineering discoveries leading to the jet transport age - from observations of birds in flight to modern jet transports. Starting with the Wright Brothers, it traces a path to the Boeing XB-47 swept-wing jet bomber, ending with the first generation of commercial jet the Comet, the Convair 990, the DC-8, and the 707.

Genres: Aviation

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

Reviews

[Esteban Stipnieks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised FINALLY I read how he JT-3 became the JT-3D! This is off the charts GEEKING but wonderful off the charts geeking an indepth yet logical explanation of every technological advancement that lead to the 707 and how the Boeing 247 was superceeded by the airplane series that culiminaed in the DC-3 the book provides through words and disagrams a brilliant explanation of jet engine technology and explains how the original yaw damper worked in understandable words and pictures. The book largely lacks he personalty dramas that Clive Irving and others highlight but describes in logical understandable ways much of the technology that lead to the 707 and how it rendered the Bristol Britania obsolete.

[Nicholas Kokolakis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting history of the engineering design concepts leading to the 707

[Wayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting "inside story" of the path leading to the 707, which was one of the first swept wing commercial airliners and set the path to the future.