Fly By Wire
The Geese, The Glide, The 'Miracle' on the Hudson
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2010
Summary
On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York, when a flock of Canada geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane’s pilot Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger, managed to glide to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation, the “The Miracle on the Hudson”, and Captain Sully was the hero. But, how much of the success of this dramatic landing can actually be credited to th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141046747 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141046740 |
| Author: | William Langewiesche |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 157g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 12mm |
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A wonderful story expertly told, and the ending is not just happy but uplifting: almost everyone involved comes out of it not just safely but extremely well. Except the geese. Their day totally sucked. * Geoff Dyer, Observer *
Enthralling piece of reportage … concisely written and compelling … Langewiesche’s unblinkered analysis of Sullenberger’s five-minute glide into history reveals the more complicated truth behind the creation of a modern hero * Sunday Times *
A crisp, meticulously and dramatically told account of the as yet unresolved story of how humans and advanced technology are learning to form a partnership … [Langewiesche] writes as if his pen has wings, his laptop a pair of General Electric turbofans * Guardian *
Langewiesche is at his best … deconstructing the modern media hero * Financial Times *
Brilliant … Langewiesche explores the approach to this moment, from the flock of Canada geese that wrecked both engines to the expertise of Sullenberger; who used the A320’s automated ‘fly-by-wire’ system to ditch the plane with such success * Independent *
About The Author
William Langewiesche
William Langewiesche is an author and journalist. He is currently international correspondent for Vanity Fair, having made his name writing for Atlantic Monthly. His strong, evocative prose is used to devastating effect on a range of issues. Before embarking on a writing career he spent two decades as a professional pilot, having performed his first solo flight by the age of fourteen. He has been termed one of the leading writers of The New New Journalism, a group of writers who have secured a place at the centre of contemporary American literature, as Tom Wolfe and The New Journalism did in the sixties.
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