Charles Woodley | 2002 | ISBN: 1861265158 | English | 200 pages | PDF | 75 MB

Series: Crowood Aviation Series

Bristol Britannia charts the evolution and history of one of Britain's finest airliners and one of its greatest disappointments. Conceived soon after World War Two, the Britannia promised much. It was to be the largest, fastest, quietest and longest-range airliner of its day. But technical problems delayed the Britannia so much that by the time it entered service it had been eclipsed and rendered obsolescent by the new generation of jets. But though it had only a very short front-line service career, with a small number of airlines, the Britannia became a stalwart of charter and cargo operators, and is remembered fondly by many thousands of passengers and crew.

Full of technical and design detail, and with complete coverage of the aircraft's operational history, together with many previously unseen photographs and specially commissioned colour artworks, Bristol Britannia is a fitting tribute to a dream that never quite came true.