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Flight 427 Gerry Byrne

Flight 427 par Gerry Byrne

Flight 427 Gerry Byrne

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Résumé

But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only after several disastrous crashes and years of painstaking investigation was the mystery of its rudder failure solved. One of its novel features is that it portrays the complex interaction of different experts and opposing interests in investigating and solving the mystery of this single crash.

Flight 427 Résumé

Flight 427: Anatomy of an Air Disaster Gerry Byrne

Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popular and arguably the safest commercial airliner in the world. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only after several disastrous crashes and years of painstaking investigation was the mystery of its rudder failure solved. This book tells the story of how engineers and scientists finally uncovered the defect that had been engineered into the plane. One of its novel features is that it portrays the complex interaction of different experts and opposing interests in investigating and solving the mystery of this single crash.

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From the reviews:

It's a book about hi-tech sleuths racing against time and looming danger to solve an unfathomable mystery: why commercial airliners in seemingly perfect working order flipped over and fell from the sky. Author Byrne manages this in a style that is both suspenseful and educational ... . Highly recommended for anyone interested in technology and/or aviation ... . (Wordtrade.com, Issue 1, 2003)

Byrne, an internationally recognized science journalist, has crafted a detailed, compelling chronicle about solving the riddles of an airline disaster. ... Byrne probes the engineering variables, corporate politics, and federal bureaucracies that characterized the investigation of these incidents. ... Highly recommended. All levels. (R. E. Bilstein, Choice, January, 2003)

In 1994, a commercial jetliner crashed on its approach to Pittsburgh International Airport ... . British science writer Byrne investigates why it took so long to uncover and disclose the rare but lethal design flaw in the Boeing 737. Intelligently written, drawing in readers without dwelling on the stories of the victims, the narrative instead focuses on the technology and the politics involved. (SciTech Book News, December, 2002)

Sommaire

(1) The Last Flight of US Airways 427; (2) The State of Commercial Aviation; (3) The View from the Cockpit; (4) Aircraft Design; (5) The Runway; (6) The 737 Rudder; (7) Altitude; (8) ATC; (9) Loss of Control; (10) NTSB; (11) The Crash Site; (12) Pointing Fingers; (13) Theories in Conflict; (14) Boeing Weighs In; (15) FAA and NTSB; (16) The Aftermath

Informations supplémentaires

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Flight 427: Anatomy of an Air Disaster Gerry Byrne
Gerry Byrne
Occasion - Très bon état
Relié
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
20020710
290
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