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Aviation Disasters: The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950
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Investigating every type of calamity—including those caused by weather, mechanical failure, pilot error, inhospitable terrain, and hostile action—this is a jarring compendium of some of history’s most devastating aviation catastrophes. The first incident of sabotage involving a commercial jetliner is covered, as are the first crash of the jumbo jet era and such high-profile episodes as Pan American Flight 103 at Lockerbie and the Twin Towers tragedy of September 11. An overview of the history of air passenger travel over the decades is also provided, along with a timeline covering the rise of the threat of terrorism since the 1970s and the improvements rooted in the massively increased technological safeguards now implemented by airlines worldwide.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #47655 in Books
- Published on: 2009-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 382 pages
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- ISBN13: 9780752450391
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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A good almanac of mishaps, but some notables are missing.
By far, the best book I've come across covering a wide range of airline mishaps. Many notable and obscure crashes over the last five decades are covered, with special attention paid to some of the more mysterious ones. I was especially pleased at the attention given the mysterious mid-air explosion of the TWA 747 shortly after takeoff from JFK and the USAir 737 that had an uncontrolled rudder deflection. Both crashes were covered in good detail.
I was a bit disappointed, however, with the omission of 2 crashes that I wanted to know more about, namely the 737 at KLAX that was given clearance to land on a runway already occupied by a Fairchild Metroliner, and the PSA Bae146 that was suicide-crashed near So. California.
All in all, though, a good book for those interested in such things.
Aviation Disasters
An exhaustive and thought provoking read - very hard to put down. Air travel is still, and by far, the safest mode of transportation available, and I would still take it over risking my life at the hands of...drivers on our freeways any day. However, in those rare instances when things do go seriously wrong in flight, the results are usually horrific. Pilot error, communications failure, mechanical breakdown, catastrophic structural failure - its all here. Gero provides detailed technical explanations of what went wrong, and the "lessons learned" from each crash that led to improvements in subsequent air travel that have made it safer for all of us. Highly recommended.
Bible of Aviation Disasters
As a student of aviation safety and accident investigation, this book is the ULTIMATE resource. I have used it several times while taking my aircraft accident studies as a reference material for the cause and interesting details for specific crashes. I have also used it to anwser many a question regarding airline disasters. Of all my aviation books, I find I use this one at least once a week to find information.
AVIATION DISASTERS is for anyone who ever wondered "Why?" and is fascinated with the story details and all the factors leading up to the cause of the event.
