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Air Disasters: Dramatic black box flight recordings

AUTHOR MacPherson, Malcolm
PUBLISHER Collins (08/04/2008)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Compelling and dramatic insights into crucial moments inside the cockpit.

Discover the most sensational air disasters of recent years. Transcripts of actual black box recordings of conversations between captains, their crew, and air traffic control on the ground reveal the final moments during which life-and-death decisions were made.

In some cases, disaster is averted; in others, the results are fatal. Every one of these real-life stories contains heroism and terror, and shows the sheer professionalism of those involved when under extreme pressure. They enable the reader to get right inside the cockpit and relive what happened, minute-by-minute, second-by-second.

  • Includes Air France Flight 4590, the famous Concorde disaster in July 2000
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ISBN-13: 9780007280896
ISBN-10: 0007280890
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 306
Carton Quantity: 22
Product Dimensions: 5.00 x 0.76 x 8.00 inches
Weight: 0.61 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Reference | General
Reference | Aviation - History
Dewey Decimal: 363.124
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Compelling and dramatic insights into crucial moments inside the cockpit.

Discover the most sensational air disasters of recent years. Transcripts of actual black box recordings of conversations between captains, their crew, and air traffic control on the ground reveal the final moments during which life-and-death decisions were made.

In some cases, disaster is averted; in others, the results are fatal. Every one of these real-life stories contains heroism and terror, and shows the sheer professionalism of those involved when under extreme pressure. They enable the reader to get right inside the cockpit and relive what happened, minute-by-minute, second-by-second.

  • Includes Air France Flight 4590, the famous Concorde disaster in July 2000
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Author: MacPherson, Malcolm
Malcolm MacPherson is a writer and journalist, former "Newsweek" staff correspondent in Nairobi, Paris, and London. He has written books of fiction and nonfiction including "The Cowboy and His Elephant". He has worked as a Senior Editor for "New York Magazine", a Senior Writer for "Premiere", and contributed to publications from "The New York Times" to "Reader's Digest", "Playboy", and "Smithsonian". He now lives in northern Virginia.
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