About this title: Officially called the "cockpit voice recorder", the black box records the final moments of any in-flight accident. First published in 1984, this book has been completely updated to include 28 new incidents occurring between 1978 and 1996, including the 1996 Valujet crash in the Everglades and the ill-fated launch of the space shuttle CHALLENGER.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 1998-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780688158927ISBN:0688158927
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cov ers have moderate edgewear with a slight crease on the rear cover. No reading creases on the spine. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. #6542. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co., Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780688158927ISBN:0688158927
Description: Very Good. Ex-Library X-library copy, with "Withdrawn" and property stamp and call number. A bit of wear to pictorial cover. All 190 pages are clean. Includes glossary of aviation terms. Full transcripts of the final "black box" recordings of 28 aircraft accidents, not all of them fatal. Each transcript is followed by a description of what happened to passengers and crew. read more
Description: FINE/Trade pb. New edition. now with 28 second-by-second verbal accounts of major crashes in their entirety. You may not want to fly again. As-new condition, no markings or curls, clean and straight binding. 1998, Morrow trade pb, 190 pp read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Date Published: 1998-08-01
ISBN-13:9780688158927ISBN:0688158927
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780688158927. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
"Originally I thought this was actual recordings of the conversations had in the cockpit before and during accidents. It was actually a reading from transcripts made from those recordings. These can still be disturbing to a certain degree. Hearing the final moments, reactions, panic, etc., was enlightening to say the least. How would I react, respond, behave, if I knew my life might be near its end, and I held the lives of multiple people in my hand? Each accident comprises a chapter. Not all chapters end in fatalities, but the majority do. It was interesting to see that some of the accidents were completely caused by poor decisions the crews made, and others were things that not even the best crew could have fixed (mechanical problems with the airplane). This book gives you an appreciation for every safe landing that you have experienced. All in all, the statistics still show that flying is safer than just about every other form of transportation. Good book."
"A collection of 21 transcripts of black box recordings from crashes ranging from 1991 and 2006. very compelling reading and a fascinating insight into a world of the pilot. The Air France Concorde transcript was the most interesting and I remembered the news of flight TWA 800 going down and reading the transcript was very interesting."
"Good book. Lot of technical talk, but that is helped by a glossary in the back of the book. I gave it 3 stars not because it wasn't worth the read, it was, but rather, the "technical" talk was a bit overwhelming (though, obviously, there is absolutely nothing they could do to remove it, otherwise you would be left with no book).
When you read stories that finish with "...struck the ground in a slight roll to the left at an 80 degree angle of descent, nearly perpendicular, going an estimated 299 mph" or "a fire inside the cargo hold...estimated at nearly 3000 degrees F...." or "...follow roughly seven minutes as the Boeing 747 plunged 35,000 feet into the sea." No thanks. I will drive. I will take a bus. I will bike. I will walk.
Fascinating look, however, at real-life events as they were happening."
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