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Flight 427
Gerry Byrne
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Description for Flight 427
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popular and arguably the safest commercial airliner in the world. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only after several disastrous crashes and years of painstaking investigation was the mystery of its rudder failure solved. This book tells the story of how engineers and scientists finally uncovered the defect that had been engineered into the plane.
Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popular and arguably the safest commercial airliner in the world. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only after several disastrous crashes and years of painstaking investigation was the mystery of its rudder failure solved. This book tells the story of how engineers and scientists finally uncovered the defect that had been engineered into the plane.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441929235
SKU
V9781441929235
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Flight 427
From the reviews: "It’s a book about hi-tech sleuths racing against time and looming danger to solve an unfathomable mystery: why commercial airliners in seemingly perfect working order flipped over and fell from the sky. Author Byrne manages this in a style that is both suspenseful and educational … . Highly recommended for anyone interested in technology and/or ... Read more