Air Disaster Volume 1 to 4
Weston Creek, ACT: Aerospace Publications, 1994-2001. Set of four quarto, illustrated printed wrappers, 748 pp. total (across four volumes), profusely illustrated throughout with diagrams, black and white photographs, and maps. A fine set. Set of four volumes published between 1994 and 2001 shedding light on 60 cases.
Volume 1: Based on official accident investigation reports, supplemented by extensive additional research, Air Disaster opens up the intricacies of high altitude, high speed jetliner operations to the reader in a way that all - from professional pilots to the knowledgeable enthusiast and the layperson - will find gripping.
Some of the accidents covered are well-known: the DH Comets, the Lockheed TriStar, the Boeing 747 collision at Tenerife, and many more.
Volume 2: It examines the unforeseen hazards of jet age aviation and how it led to costly real world experience often with an inevitable toll in tragedy and human lives through the study of 14 major airline accidents.
Volume 3: It covers the years 1988 to 1994, examining 13 complex accidents.
Volume 4: It takes a closer look at the period from 1948 to 1971 and examines the way the unforeseen hazards of heavy, high performance long distance transport flying progressively came to light through harsh operational experience. Item #3935
Price (AUD): $140.00