Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes / George Bibel.
Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes / George Bibel.
Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes / George Bibel.
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008.
Call Numbers
N363.1241/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
The crash investigation process -- How planes (often) crash -- In-flight breakup -- Pressure, explosive decompression, and burst balloons -- Jet propulsion, burst engines, and reliability -- Metal fatigue : bending 777's and paper clips -- Combustion : fire and explosion -- Crash testing -- Human to...
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"The black box is orange - and there are actually two of them. They house the cockpit recorder and the flight data recorder, instruments vital airplane crash analyses." "But accident investigators cannot rely on the black boxes alone. Beginning with the 1931 Fokker F-10A crash that killed legendary football coach Knute Rockne, this book provides a...
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Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes / George Bibel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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N363.1241/4
Record Identifier
74VK3aKBP6dM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3aKBP6dM
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ISBN
0801886317 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801886317 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
363.12410153
MMS ID
991023781669702626
