Air Disaster, Vol. 1
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1875671110 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 183 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"WELL worth the money!" according to 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 chapters WELL worth the money! 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 chapters 3, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17 . , 8, 9, 12, 15, 17 . Fascinating study of the dark side of flying 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 reading the sometimes dry text. David Von Pein said Riveting From Start To Finish! -- 10 Stars!! --. 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 like. These sketches, like the t
Excerpt. "What did you say?" he asked over his shoulder. But lift the KLM aircraft did - just before reaching the other - only it was too late. "V1!" he finally called. 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. "Get off! Get off! Get off!" Bragg yelled frantically as he saw the other aircraft's nose begin to rise into the takeoff attitude. All rights reserved. But by this time the KLM 747 was 20 seconds into its takeoff run. . "Did he not clear the runway - that Pan American?" Schreuder repeated. "Yes, he did," both pilots answered emphatically. The KLM takeoff continued. "Let's get the hell right out of here," he remarked to his crew: "
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. 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, dedicated, and painstaking investigation. So