Air accident investigation : how science is making flying safer.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Somerset : Patrick Stevens, 1998Description: 192 p. : illISBN:

1852605839

DDC classification:

363.1241 21

Subject: Looks at the different factors involved in causing aircraft accidents, ranging from severe weather conditions to pilot error, metal fatigue and inadequate aircraft maintenance. Each major cause is illustrated by means of crucial incidents, some of which puzzled the investigators, initially at least. Of the incidents described in detail, some were highly publicised by the media at the time. The book explains the painstaking work of reconstructing the precise sequence of events which brought about a disaster and how clues are found that throw light on what actually happened. Also, the present-day state of aviation safety is examined along with the challenges facing the future of a rapidly expanding industry

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.1241 AIR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900068322

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index

Looks at the different factors involved in causing aircraft accidents, ranging from severe weather conditions to pilot error, metal fatigue and inadequate aircraft maintenance. Each major cause is illustrated by means of crucial incidents, some of which puzzled the investigators, initially at least. Of the incidents described in detail, some were highly publicised by the media at the time. The book explains the painstaking work of reconstructing the precise sequence of events which brought about a disaster and how clues are found that throw light on what actually happened. Also, the present-day state of aviation safety is examined along with the challenges facing the future of a rapidly expanding industry

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