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In addition to the 747, sutter worked on projects including the 737 and 707 aircraft models, boeing commercial airplanes chief executive officer ray conner said in a message to employees. In a message to employees tuesday, boeing commercial airplanes chief executive ray conner said, this morning we lost one of the giants of aerospace and a beloved member of the boeing family. I recently watched a special on boeing where sutter was briefly interviewed and discussed the recent entry of the boeing 787 into commercial service. Aug 31, 2016 joe sutter, boeings chief engineer on the original jumbo, and known as the father of the 747. With wit and warmth, he gives an insiders sense of. This book is authored by joe sutter and jay spenser and chronicles sutters life and the development of. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It came out before joe sutters book, 747, but i had already read that one. Aug 31, 2016 joe sutter, the engineer behind the boeing 747, has died aged 95 the 747 retained its title as the worlds biggest airliner for 37 years, until it was overtaken by the airbus a380 in 2010. Download 747 is the thrilling story behind the queen of the skiesthe boeing 747 as told by joe sutter, one of the most celebrated engineers of the twentieth century, who spearheaded its design and construction. The man heading the engineering team that built the plane, joe sutter, recalled in his fascinating book on the 747 that he felt keyed up as ra001 taxied along the runway. My friends all wanted to fly airplanes but i set my heart on designing them, sutter said in his book 747. Read 747 by joe sutter,jay spenser for free with a 30 day free trial.

Sutter s vivid narrative takes us back to a time when american technology was cuttingedge and jet travel was still glamorous and new. This morning we lost one of the giants of aerospace and a beloved member of the boeing family. Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. Joseph frederick sutter march 21, 1921 august 30, 2016 was an american engineer for the. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet free pdf ebooks. Read 747 online by joe sutter and jay spenser books free 30. Joe sutter led the team of engineers that created the boeing 747. Joe sutter poses in front of the boeing 747 prototype n7470 boeing photo joe joined the us navy serving on the destroyer escort, edward h allen during world war two. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation, by joe sutter, jay spenser here. The book details sutter s tenure as chief engineer of the development of the 747 and elaborates on its design, manufacturing, testing, certification, and delivery to the worlds airlines. Fortunately for commercial aviation, sutter, who has died aged 95, was a. Navy on a destroyer escort in world war ii, he went to work for boeing in 1946, retiring after 40 years. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation 9780060882419 by sutter, joe.

Safety top priority for father of the jumbo airline ratings. Joe sutter, the engineer widelyknown as the father of the 747, has died at 95. Sutter led the engineering team that developed the worlds first jumbo jet, as well as being involved with creation of several other iconic aircraft. Smithsonian air and space magazine has described sutter as the father of the 747. Sep 01, 2016 joe sutter poses in front of the boeing 747 prototype n7470 boeing photo joe joined the us navy serving on the destroyer escort, edward h allen during world war two. Joe sutter led the incredibles who pioneered boeings. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation karlene petitt, airline pilot of boeings 747 and airbus a330, had an interesting conversation with sutter at a party. Theyre very much the same, with 747 having more personal life details of joe sutter. The book also describes subsequent models of the 747 and the two majorderivative updates to the type.

Unfortunately this the kindle version has obviously been ocrd from a scan of the paper book. The book focusses not only on the iconic 747, but also its many variants, including the yal1a, which boeing developed for the us air force, and the evergreen 747 supertanker, a 747200, modified as an aerial application for firefighting. Spenser, jay and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Joe sutter, the legendary boeing engineer who led development of the 747 jumbo jet, has died at age 95. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Sutter was born in 1921 in seattle and grew up seeing boeing test planes flying about.

Father of the 747 writes book discussions about factual events happening in the airline and general aviation industries. Dec 08, 2011 joe sutter is well known for being the father of the first 747, leading boeings 4. This book is a wide ranging autobiography written by joe sutter, the head of the project that created the 747 aircraft design. As the first twinaisle widebody jet, the 747 revolutionized both passenger travel and air freight shipments around the globe. Aug 30, 2016 boeing engineer joe sutter, the father of the 747, takes a turn in the pilots seat. Joe sutter, the engineer behind the boeing 747, has died aged 95 the 747 retained its title as the worlds biggest airliner for 37 years, until it was overtaken by the airbus a380 in 2010. He lays it all out in the book and details the struggle to keep the project moving forward while fighting off upper managements cost cutting efforts, others trying to get him replaced as the lead, and trying to satisfy the customer. Joe sutter, boeings chief engineer on the original jumbo, and known as the father of the 747. Boeing engineer joe sutter led a team that designed the 747. Joe sutter, the father of the 747, passed away at the age of 95. Joe also worked at the douglas aircraft co before joining boeing, where he worked on the 707 and 737 and 747 programs. He personified the ingenuity and passion for excellence that made boeing airplanes synonymous with quality the world over. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation by joe sutter, jay spenser 747 is the thrilling story behind the queen of the skiesthe boeing 747as told by joe sutter, one of the most celebrated engineers of the twentieth century, who spearheaded its design and construction. Called the city of everett, it took off from a brandnew runway at.

Joe sutter, boeing engineer who led development of the 747. Born in 1921 in seattle, sutter grew up on a hilltop overlooking the boeing plant and flying field. The boeing 747 is a large widebody airliner and cargo aircraft manufactured by boeing commercial airplanes in the united states. Joe sutter, the chief engineer of the legendary boeing 747, died on tuesday, august 30, aged 95.

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The father of the 747, and instrumental in the development of the 727 and 737, sutter remained active in boeing well into his 90s. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation download. Sutter s vivid narrative takes us back to a time when american technology. The book delves deeply into the influences that shaped the 747 to become the plane it did, such as the head of pan american airlines. Creating the worlds first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation. The latter 23 of the book focuses on the 747, from the design phase with customer meetings with prominent aviation icons like juan trippe and charles lindburgh, through the engineering stage, to the flight test stage.

Joe sutter, the legendary boeing engineer who led development of the 747 jumbo jet, was known for his bold technical designs, for tough but inspirational leadership, and for a roguish sense of. Sutter played a crucial role in both the design of the 747 and the commercial air travel boom that followed in the. Spenser free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read. Author the ceremony was held on november 4, 20, at lufthansas u. Seattle native joe sutter is best known for leading boeings 4,500member design team for the 747, the largest commercial airliner ever built. Early in joes career, he had a hand in many iconic commercial airplane.

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