World's Worst Aircraft
Author: Jim Winchester
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781282511422
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The World's Worst Aircraft
Author: James Gilbert
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 1975-01-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780718112691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollision on Tenerife
Author: Jon Ziomek
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Published: 2018-10-23
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1682617742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the jets, KLM Flight 4805, was traveling more than 150 miles an hour and was within seconds of lifting off when it crashed into Pan Am Flight 1736 taxiing in its path. The loss of lives was staggering—583 dead. The crash happened after a lengthy series of major and minor human errors. In the intervening years, has aviation advanced to the point that such a disaster can’t happen again? In this riveting account, written from the perspective of the passengers in the cabin as well as the crew members in the cockpits, Jon Ziomek explains how this largely forgotten accident took place—and what has happened since to reduce the possibility of another such catastrophe.
The World's Worst Aircraft
Author: Jim Winchester
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780760767429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAir Crash Investigations: Tenerife Airport Disaster, the World's Deadliest Plane Crash Ever
Author: Allistair Fitzgerald
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2010-05-14
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 0557451795
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn Sunday, March 27, 1977 KLM Flight 4805 and PANAM Flight 1736 both approached Las Palmas Airport in the Canary Islands, when a terrorist's bomb exploded on the airport. Both flights were diverted to the neighboring island of Tenerife. After Las Palmas Airport reopened first KLM Flight 4805 was cleared for takeoff, a few minutes later PANAM 1736 was cleared. Due to a number of misunderstandings both aircraft collided on the runway of Tenerife Airport during takeoff, killing 583 people.
Black Box
Author: Nicholas Faith
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781906308469
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe smash-hit bestseller about the world's worst air crashes and the disaster detectives who pick through the wreckage to find out why they happened - now fully revised and updated, with 30% new material. From the early tragedies of the Comet and the DC10 to the modern-day horror of the Concorde catastrophe in Paris and the mysterious loss of an Air France Airbus over the Atlantic, Faith painstakingly recreates the accidents, explains what went wrong and discusses how they can be prevented from recurring. It's a gripping, fascinating and chilling book.
The Science of a Plane Crash
Author: Carol S. Surges
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1631377167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the science behind plane crashes. The chapters examine the worst plane crashes in history, explain how aircraft fail, and show how scientists and engineers are designing safer aircraft. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.
The World's Strangest Aircraft
Author: Michael Taylor
Publisher: Metro Publishing, Limited
Published: 2001-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781586632120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMan has challenged the rules of gravity, engineering, and design ever since he first set his sights on the sky. From the brilliantly strange to the strangely brilliant, this collection of flying machines represents some of the most unusual and unconventional vehicles ever to take to the air.
Air Crash Investigations
Author: Igor Korovin
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011-05
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1257752073
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft, on its way from Chicago to Los Angeles, crashed just after take-off near Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Illinois. During the take off the left engine and pylon assembly and about 3 ft of the leading edge of the left wing separated from the aircraft and fell to the runway. Flight 191 crashed killing two hundred and seventy one persons on board and two persons on the ground. The accident remains the deadliest airliner accident to occur on United States soil.
Never Wait for the Fire Truck
Author: David Yeager Alexander
Publisher: David Yeager Alexander
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780692471876
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a survivors story of the worst aircraft accident in world history. On March 27,1977, two 747's collided on the ground in fog on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands. The staggering death toll was 544 upon impact with 74 initial survivors. The author was among a subgroup of 14 walking survivors and 1 of 2 photographers that Sunday afternoon. This is his story of survival, recovery and return to flight. Part 2 of the book provides details of improvements to aircraft interior safety. Many of those improvements were the result of an in-flight cabin fire on Air Canada flight 979 in 1983. Non-flammable materials for the interior and stronger seats make a hard landing more survivable. Part 3 of the book discusses runway safety, a very hot topic recently. New technology, ADSB, will greatly improve safety on the ground and replace radar. Controllers and pilots will know where every aircraft is on the ground and in the sky.
