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The Black Box (Paperback)

by Malcolm MacPherson (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 204 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (6 Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006530451
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006530459
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 19.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 448,409 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Once the book has caught your attention, it is hard to throw off its spell.' The New York Times Book Review

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A new selection of air disasters transcribed from the cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the plane's wreckage. MacPherson documents each disaster, giving additional information surrounding the events, including the weather conditions and the details of the key individuals involved.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and powerful accounts, 6 Jan 2000
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This collection of Voice Recorder transcripts is an excellent production that puts you right in the pilots seat. Some of the extracts are from the widely reported big jet disasters such as United's DC-10 at Sioux City and JAL's 747 mountain crash, but give a higher degree of immediacy than you would expect. The less well known extracts are even more powerful, as you read each line not sure of what is coming next - in this respect much like the crew and passengers. This book should not frighten - as in most cases the pilots did a thoroughly professional job to try and save their aircraft, even if the odds were tragically stacked against them. Recommended, along with Mac Job's Air Disaster series.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for any Aviation Enthusiast, 12 Aug 2002
I recieved this book today and i am amazed with the amount of detail and information the book contains.
Its very interesting to find out why these planes crash, and although is dramatic, does not excite and dramatise the crash.

This is a book for anyone who likes aviation or is interested as to why these machines which fly millions of people every year around the world crash.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A change from the usual over dramatised disaster books, 22 Jul 1999
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This is a captivating book. If you want pictures and eye witness accounts you won't enjoy it but if you are more interested in why planes crash then it is great. There is no glorification or dramatics just the last conversations of the crew,who mostly have no idea what is about to happen. It is an interesting book but i would recommend digesting it in small parts, it is also a very disturbing read.
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