Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources:
Sutter, Joe. 747: Creating the world’s first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation. New York: Smithsonian books, 2002. Print.
Joe Sutter, the author of this book, was involved in the 747 project. He led a team of engineers to create the Boeing 747. His book provided the paper with the three “fathers” of the 747 (Juan Trippe, Bill Allen, and himself). It also tells how Boeing transformed the world. Sutter describes the challenges and how Boeing never gave up. Joe Sutter’s book explains how important the 747 really was and how it changed history. Joe Sutter’s book seems to be a credible source. He did not show any bias although he is one of the three fathers of the 747 and works for Boeing, so he might want to make himself and Boeing look good.
Secondary Sources:
“Boeing 747 Aircraft Facts, Dates and History.” Flightlevel350. Flightlevel350.com, 2004-2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
Flightlevel 350, the company that created this source, has a large collection of airplane videos and history. Flightlevel 350 provided the paper with the many different forms in which the 747 exists and explains each one. Flightlevel 350 helps to understand that the 747 has been changed to meet the needs of specific nations. It makes the 747’s history clear. The Flightlevel 350 website seems to be a very credible source and shows no bias.
“Boeing 747 Aircraft Profile.” Flight Global. Reed Elsevier, 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.
Flight Global provides aviation news and information. Their information includes the 747’s achievements. They provided the paper with information about RA001’s successors. They explain why the 747 is important and what it has become today. Flight Global helps to understand that the 747 was a first of many things. It explains how the 747 is very useful in all of its modified versions. The Flight Global website is a credible source that does not show any bias.
“Boeing: History -- Products - Boeing 747 Commercial Transport.” Boeing. Boeing, 1995-2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
The author of this source, Boeing, was involved in the building and designing of the 747. They were a very successful company. This source provided the paper with information including who built the 747 and how many people it took to build it. It also tells how long it took to build the 747. Boeing helps to understand that it took as many as 50,000 people to build the 747, and they finished it in sixteen months. The Boeing website seems to be a very credible source. It does not look like Boeing shows any bias, although they could, because they probably do not want to make themselves look bad.
Boeing. New Boeing 747-8’s majestic first flight. Photograph. Boeing. 21 Mar. 2011. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
Boeing was an aircraft company starting in 1917. They were very successful and still are. Boeing improved the 747 over many decades. They provided the paper with an image of a 747-8 which displays one of the long term effects of the first 747. The image helps to understand that the 747 was a turning point in the U.S. history of aviation. The Boeing website seems to be a very credible source that does not show any bias although they might want to make themselves look good.
“Great Planes: Boeing 747 and 777 | Watch Free Documentary Online.” Top Documentary Films. TDF, 2012. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.
Top Documentary Films provides documentaries of all kinds and provides an accurate description about each one. Top Documentary Films provided the paper with record breaking statistics explaining the importance of the 747. Top Documentary Films helps to understand why the 747 was accepted as a huge accomplishment: because the statistics were impressive. The Top Documentary Films website seems to be a credible source and they do not show any bias.
Irving, Clive. Wide-Body: The Triumph of the 747. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993. Print.
Clive Irving, the author of this book, founded the London Sunday Times. His book tells about the 747 project and what was going on while Boeing was building it. It tells about the first flight of the 747, why the 747 was successful, and the effect it had on history. Clive Irving’s book helps to understand that the 747 was very important, and it was a beginning of many paths. It explains that the 747’s success was very difficult to achieve. Clive Irving’s book is a credible source that does not show any bias.
Sauber, Kathy. A & S Interview: Joe Sutter | History of Flight | Air & Space Magazine. Photograph. Air & Space Smithsonian. n.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
The A&S Smithsonian website contains information, pictures, videos, and blogs about aviation history. Kathy Sauber provided a photograph of Joe Sutter with RA001 for the A&S Smithsonian Magazine. The A&S Smithsonian website provided the paper with this picture. This picture helps to understand that Joe Sutter was a key person in the making of the 747. The website shows no bias; it seems to be a credible source.
Simviation. Boeing 747 series. Photograph. Real Aviation. simviation.com, 1999. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
Simviation provides information about aircrafts, fuel data, organizations, aircraft manufacturers, airports, airlines, flight training, and air events. They have pictures relative to each piece of information. They provided the paper with an image of a 747-400 Domestic. The image helps to understand that the 747 created the path for many more generations of 747s, the 747-400 Domestic being one of these. The source seems to be credible without any bias.
Tinseth, Randy. First takeoff—Paine Field, February 9, 1969. Photograph. Randy’s Journal. Boeing, 1995-2012. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
Randy Tinseth has worked for Boeing for over twenty-eight years. He has worked in many areas including engineering, sales, and marketing. He started Randy’s Journal in 2005. Randy’s Journal provided the paper with a photograph of RA001, the first 747. This photograph shows RA001 successfully taking off. It shows that takeoff was the first sign of success. The image helps to understand that the 747’s takeoff was very important and the image displays just that. Randy Tinseth does not show any bias although he might have a reason to because he works for Boeing. His blog seems to be a credible source.
Washington Tours. World’s Largest Building, 472 million cubic feet. Photograph. Washington State, 1999-2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.
Washington Tours offers tours of the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington. This website provided the paper with a photograph of the factory. This picture helps to understand that Boeing had to build the world’s largest building (by mass) to build the Boeing 747. This website shows no bias although it might try to make people want to take the tours.
Primary Sources:
Sutter, Joe. 747: Creating the world’s first jumbo jet and other adventures from a life in aviation. New York: Smithsonian books, 2002. Print.
Joe Sutter, the author of this book, was involved in the 747 project. He led a team of engineers to create the Boeing 747. His book provided the paper with the three “fathers” of the 747 (Juan Trippe, Bill Allen, and himself). It also tells how Boeing transformed the world. Sutter describes the challenges and how Boeing never gave up. Joe Sutter’s book explains how important the 747 really was and how it changed history. Joe Sutter’s book seems to be a credible source. He did not show any bias although he is one of the three fathers of the 747 and works for Boeing, so he might want to make himself and Boeing look good.
Secondary Sources:
“Boeing 747 Aircraft Facts, Dates and History.” Flightlevel350. Flightlevel350.com, 2004-2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
Flightlevel 350, the company that created this source, has a large collection of airplane videos and history. Flightlevel 350 provided the paper with the many different forms in which the 747 exists and explains each one. Flightlevel 350 helps to understand that the 747 has been changed to meet the needs of specific nations. It makes the 747’s history clear. The Flightlevel 350 website seems to be a very credible source and shows no bias.
“Boeing 747 Aircraft Profile.” Flight Global. Reed Elsevier, 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.
Flight Global provides aviation news and information. Their information includes the 747’s achievements. They provided the paper with information about RA001’s successors. They explain why the 747 is important and what it has become today. Flight Global helps to understand that the 747 was a first of many things. It explains how the 747 is very useful in all of its modified versions. The Flight Global website is a credible source that does not show any bias.
“Boeing: History -- Products - Boeing 747 Commercial Transport.” Boeing. Boeing, 1995-2012. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
The author of this source, Boeing, was involved in the building and designing of the 747. They were a very successful company. This source provided the paper with information including who built the 747 and how many people it took to build it. It also tells how long it took to build the 747. Boeing helps to understand that it took as many as 50,000 people to build the 747, and they finished it in sixteen months. The Boeing website seems to be a very credible source. It does not look like Boeing shows any bias, although they could, because they probably do not want to make themselves look bad.
Boeing. New Boeing 747-8’s majestic first flight. Photograph. Boeing. 21 Mar. 2011. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
Boeing was an aircraft company starting in 1917. They were very successful and still are. Boeing improved the 747 over many decades. They provided the paper with an image of a 747-8 which displays one of the long term effects of the first 747. The image helps to understand that the 747 was a turning point in the U.S. history of aviation. The Boeing website seems to be a very credible source that does not show any bias although they might want to make themselves look good.
“Great Planes: Boeing 747 and 777 | Watch Free Documentary Online.” Top Documentary Films. TDF, 2012. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.
Top Documentary Films provides documentaries of all kinds and provides an accurate description about each one. Top Documentary Films provided the paper with record breaking statistics explaining the importance of the 747. Top Documentary Films helps to understand why the 747 was accepted as a huge accomplishment: because the statistics were impressive. The Top Documentary Films website seems to be a credible source and they do not show any bias.
Irving, Clive. Wide-Body: The Triumph of the 747. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993. Print.
Clive Irving, the author of this book, founded the London Sunday Times. His book tells about the 747 project and what was going on while Boeing was building it. It tells about the first flight of the 747, why the 747 was successful, and the effect it had on history. Clive Irving’s book helps to understand that the 747 was very important, and it was a beginning of many paths. It explains that the 747’s success was very difficult to achieve. Clive Irving’s book is a credible source that does not show any bias.
Sauber, Kathy. A & S Interview: Joe Sutter | History of Flight | Air & Space Magazine. Photograph. Air & Space Smithsonian. n.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
The A&S Smithsonian website contains information, pictures, videos, and blogs about aviation history. Kathy Sauber provided a photograph of Joe Sutter with RA001 for the A&S Smithsonian Magazine. The A&S Smithsonian website provided the paper with this picture. This picture helps to understand that Joe Sutter was a key person in the making of the 747. The website shows no bias; it seems to be a credible source.
Simviation. Boeing 747 series. Photograph. Real Aviation. simviation.com, 1999. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
Simviation provides information about aircrafts, fuel data, organizations, aircraft manufacturers, airports, airlines, flight training, and air events. They have pictures relative to each piece of information. They provided the paper with an image of a 747-400 Domestic. The image helps to understand that the 747 created the path for many more generations of 747s, the 747-400 Domestic being one of these. The source seems to be credible without any bias.
Tinseth, Randy. First takeoff—Paine Field, February 9, 1969. Photograph. Randy’s Journal. Boeing, 1995-2012. Web. 13 Jan 2013.
Randy Tinseth has worked for Boeing for over twenty-eight years. He has worked in many areas including engineering, sales, and marketing. He started Randy’s Journal in 2005. Randy’s Journal provided the paper with a photograph of RA001, the first 747. This photograph shows RA001 successfully taking off. It shows that takeoff was the first sign of success. The image helps to understand that the 747’s takeoff was very important and the image displays just that. Randy Tinseth does not show any bias although he might have a reason to because he works for Boeing. His blog seems to be a credible source.
Washington Tours. World’s Largest Building, 472 million cubic feet. Photograph. Washington State, 1999-2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.
Washington Tours offers tours of the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington. This website provided the paper with a photograph of the factory. This picture helps to understand that Boeing had to build the world’s largest building (by mass) to build the Boeing 747. This website shows no bias although it might try to make people want to take the tours.