2005, ISBN: 9781854142917

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Toronto: James Lorimer, 1979. 160 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "The Arrow (supersonic fighter) appeared on Avro's drawing boards in 1952 and was in the air by 1958. … Mehr…

Toronto: James Lorimer, 1979. 160 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "The Arrow (supersonic fighter) appeared on Avro's drawing boards in 1952 and was in the air by 1958. Test flights were a great success, and five aircraft had flown by 1959. Then came the dramatic decision whose rationale was not made public at the time, and which even now seems obscure. The Arrow was cancelled, and everything to do with it, including the planes that had already flown, was broken into scrap. Nothing was to remain. To tell the story of the Arrow, James Dow explores the impressive experience of Canada's aircraft industry, created from virtually nothing during the Second World War by C.D. Howe and recruits from the business world. Avro was put together when the government aircraft companies were sold off at the war's end. Avro's first postwar project was the Jetliner, conceived in 1945 for Air Canada (then TCA). It was very nearly the world's first passenger jet, and was first in the air in August 1949 only days behind Britain's Comet. Avro's military experience came with the CF-100 Canuck fighter, which flew first in 1951. There was even an experimental flying saucer, built for the U.S. armed forces. The Arrow was to be the culmination of this experience and this success." Previous owner's place, date and signature in ink on front free endpaper; some light toning to endpapers and to edges of text block, very tiny bump at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light to moderate rubbing, several small tears with creases at top edge, light edge wear, one small edge chip, protectedin a mylar sleeve.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+., James Lorimer, 1979, 2.75, U.S.A.: Key Porter Books, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Soft Cover, Very Good Condition.When Curmudgeonly Owen Jones Died In A Bella Coola Nursing Home, No One Who Knew The Elderly Man Could Imagine The Extraordinary Story Of His Life. Spooling Backwards Through Time Against The Backdrop Of Vancouver`S Raw, Exuberant Growth Over The Last Hundred Years, Making A Stone Of The Heart Tells Owen`S Story And Those Of His Lover, Dora Dow, And Of Dr. Jonathan Smyth. The Lives Of The Three Have Been Irrevocably Tied Together By Their Knowledge Of Two Terrible Secrets ? Secrets That Spun Each Of Their Lives Off On Unforeseen Trajectories. What Are The Secrets Of The Heart That Each Carries Within? What Mysteries Lie In Their Pasts? As Their Lives Unwind Back To The Beginning, The Answers Are Expertly Revealed., Key Porter Books, 2002, 3, Wedmore: Fastline Books, 2005. 88 pages, 690g. Pictorial Glazed Boards with small scratch/scar to rear cover, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colour & b/w drawings, maps. the story of George Dow, and the development of the Railway Diagrammatic Map.. Hard Cover. Fine/No d/w. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Glazed Boards., Fastline Books, 2005, 5<

ISBN: 9781854142917

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Fnac.com : Livraison gratuite et - 5% sur tous les livres. Telling The Passenger Where to Get Off: George Dow and the Evolution of the Railway Diagrammatic Map - Roman. Découvrez des nouveautés, des coups de cœur, des avis d'internautes, … Livre - Roman, [PU: Capital History, Capital Transport Publishing]<

2005, ISBN: 9781854142917

Harrow, Middlesex, UK: Capital Transport Publishing, 2005. First edition. Hardback. As new/No Jacket. 703 4to. Pictorial glazed yellow boards, 88 pages, illustrated. Condition notes: A… Mehr…

Harrow, Middlesex, UK: Capital Transport Publishing, 2005. First edition. Hardback. As new/No Jacket. 703 4to. Pictorial glazed yellow boards, 88 pages, illustrated. Condition notes: A bright, crisp copy., Capital Transport Publishing, 2005, 5<

2005, ISBN: 1854142917

[EAN: 9781854142917], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Capital Transport Publishing], Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owne… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781854142917], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Capital Transport Publishing], Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged.<