Plane Crash
The Forensics of Aviation Disasters
$64.04
- Hardcover
328 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2018
Summary
Melding a pilot’s practical view of life in the cockpit with the expertise of an engineering professor to give readers an insider look at plane crashes.
One of the most amazing feats of modern life is the frequency with which airplanes safely take off and land: about 40,000 times a day in the United States alone. Commercial aviation is by far the safest mode of transportation and is becoming safer all the time. But on the exceedingly rare occasion that a plane does crash, comp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421424484 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421424487 |
| Author: | George Bibel, Captain Robert Hedges |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
George Bibel
George Bibel is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota. He is the author of Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes and Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters. His books have been adapted into training courses and invited lectures at leading aerospace institutions such as NASA, MIT, and Boeing.
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