Air Disaster, Vol. 1
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1875671110 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 183 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Air Disaster 1 looks at the major aviation disasters of the jet age covering 1952 to 1977, from the early Comet, 707, Caravelle and Trident days through to the era of the widebody long range jetliner. Each chapter on each accident is a highly involved detective story in itself, one the reader lives through as if you were intimately involved with the outcome. Some others may come as a surprise - the fate that awaited the Caravelle whose crew used its engines to clear fog from the runway for takeoff, and the DC-9 caught in the wake turbulence of a DC-10. Air Disaster 1 begins with the incredible story of the Comet mysteries where aeronautical engineers learnt that metal structures and pressurisation were indeed a new art, and follows on to investigate the TriStar which descended into the Everglades at night while its crew fumbled about on the cockpit floor, the early problems with the DC-10's cargo door, and the horrific 747 collision at Tenerife. Of 186 pages, Air Disaster Vol 1 makes compelling reading and is backed up with the excellent descriptive artwork, diagrams and maps of Matthew Tesch.. Each of the 18 accidents has been carefully selected to present a different facet of the problems facing the jet age, together with the answers that were found to them - different, rarely straightforward and uncovered only as a result of lengthy, ded
"Get off! Get off! Get off!" Bragg yelled frantically as he saw the other aircraft's nose begin to rise into the takeoff attitude. With Captain van Zanten and First Officer Meurs both concentrating fully on the takeoff itself, only Flight Engineer Schreuder took in the possible significance of the two transmissions. "There he is look at him!" he cried out. At this stage, the PanAm Boeing, its crew having missed the intersection for Taxiway 3 which the Tower had directed them to take, and unaware of what the other 747 was doing, was still on the runway, approaching Taxiway 4. The KLM takeoff continued. "After he's held us up for all this time," enjoined Warns, "Now he's in a rush." A few seconds later, the PanAm crew caught sight of lights that were materialising through the fog directly ahead. At the same moment, van Zanten sighted
WELL worth the money! Dr. Leslie Dean Brown I've read all three Air Disaster books, and in my opinion, this is the best one. With all of these books, the authors only include crashes that were caused by true accidents or "mistakes" made by people in the air industry; they do not include disasters based on terrorism or deliberate sabotage attempts.In my opinion, the most tragic accidents are the ones outlined in . "Fascinating study of the dark side of flying" according to Peter Louw. Being a flight simulator enthusiast I bought this book to improve my knowledge of jet airliners, after establishing from internet reviews that Mr Job's books on the subject of air disasters are considered to be brilliant. I was not disappointed, and have already ordered Volume 2.I have always loved acquiring knowledge through case histories - in other words, not just r. "Riveting From Start To Finish! -- 10 Stars!! --" according to David Von Pein. What an excellent book this is. For that matter, all of the Air Disaster volumes by Macarthur Job are first-rate. It's hard to imagine cramming any more detail into each chapter than is provided here! And the illustrations are top drawer as well. Some of these drawings are actually quite eerie, giving the reader a look at what the accident must have actually looked lik