- Paperback: 188 pages
- Publisher: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd (Jun 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1875671196
- ISBN-13: 978-1875671199
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.1 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 594,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This volume examines the way unforeseen hazards of jet-age aviation progressively came to light through costly real-world experience, often with an inevitable toll in tragedy and human lives. Yet for all their grim consequences, these harsh lessons have helped to evolve a transport system on a scale beyond anything the world has ever seen, and at a safety level that statistically surpasses even the normal hazards of everyday life. Concorde has had 20 years of accident-free revenue flying, and the Boeing 747 jet has had 25 years of successful operation. Yet for all these technical successes, and the overall standards of safety they have achieved, the art and science of advanced aeronautics and their associated technologies are not yet perfected. This book examines incidents in which flying conditions were so adverse that accepted aviation wisdom was shown to be lacking. Nor has the complex relationship between technological progress and expertise on one hand, and human frailty on the other, been fully resolved. Based primarily on official investigation reports, supplemented by extensive external research, each of these accounts has been selected to exemplify the problems encountered, both operational and human.
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"Southern Airways' Flight 242 from Muscle Shoals, in northwestern Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, with an en route call at Huntsville, was but one of a number of scheduled DC-9 services being operated by the company throughout the southeastern states of the U" Read the first page
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Macarthur Job's excellent writing style is at its best in this, the second book of the Air Disaster series. It covers some of the most engrossing aviation accidents in history, such as the DC-10 that impacted with a mountain in Antarctica, UAL flight 232 that experienced total hydraulic failure yet still managed to crash-land on a runway, and an inflight collision between a Cessna and a 727. Written in simple and non-technical language, it still succeeds in going into a fair amount of detail. A fascinating and educational read.
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I really like air crashes and I think Macarthur Job's air disaster books are the best of all. Volume 2 is the best of all 4 books for me. It has 13 deadly jetliner crashes and one amazing incident that happened from 1977 to 1991. Chapter 1 talks about a DC-9 that lost its two engines in a thunderstorm and crashed. Chapter 2 talks about the unfamous mid-air collision of PSA flight 182 with a Cessna over San Diego. Chapter 3 talks about a United DC-8 that ran out of fuel and crashed on approach after had a problem with the landing gear. Chapter 4 talks about the deadliest crash of American Airlines flight 191 on Chicago after losing an engine just after take off. Chapter 5 about an Air New Zealand DC-10 that crashed at Antartica killing 257. Chapter 6 about crash of Air Florida flight 90 in a blizzard at the Potomac River. Chapter 7 about the famous Jakarta incident, when a British Airways Boeing 747 flew throught volcanic ash, losing all energy from its 4 engines and fell thousands of meters before a safe landing at Jakarta. Chapter 8 about a Pan Am 727 that crashed after take off caused by windshear. Chapter 9 about an Air Canada flight that caughted fire in the air and made an emergency landing at Cinncinati. Chapter 10 about th biggest singular air crash in history, when JAL 123 lost control and crashed on Mount Osutaka killing 520. Chapter 11 about Aloha Airlines flight 243 that lost part of its roof and a flight attendant. Chapter 12 about the human error that happened on board a new British Midland 737. Chapter 13 about a United DC-10 that lost all hydraulic sistems after having a failure in its engine #2. Finally, Chapter 14 talks about the strange deployment of the left reverser thrust of a Lauda Air Boeing 767 that ended in total catastrophy on Thai jungle.
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Macarthur Job is brilliant on the subject of aircraft crashes, he delivers the subject in an easy to understand way without forgetting the detail and tells the story as if it were a crime thriller and you can not wait to get to the result. The book contains fantastic drawings and photos which enhance the story greatly. All the technical detail is there but NEVER boring.
A very entertaining read.
A very entertaining read.
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