Brace for Impact

Air Crashes and Aviation Safety

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, Commercial, Reference, Guides & Handbooks
Cover of the book Brace for Impact by Peter Pigott, Dundurn
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter Pigott ISBN: 9781459732544
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: June 18, 2016
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Peter Pigott
ISBN: 9781459732544
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: June 18, 2016
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.

The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to the work of crash detectives. Whenever a plane falls from the sky, the investigators pick through the wreckage for the clues they need to decipher what happened to that flight. Before the invention of the ‘black box’ and the evolution of forensic accident investigation, the causes often remained a mystery.

Since the Wright brothers first took flight, aircraft design, pilot training, aircraft maintenance, and air traffic control have all evolved to current standards of safety. Because of lessons learned from tragedies such as what befell the Comets in the 1950s, the Douglas DC-10s in the 1970s, and ill-fated Air India, TWA, and Swissair flights, flight safety continues to improve. In many ways, the history of aviation is the history of air crash investigation.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.

The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to the work of crash detectives. Whenever a plane falls from the sky, the investigators pick through the wreckage for the clues they need to decipher what happened to that flight. Before the invention of the ‘black box’ and the evolution of forensic accident investigation, the causes often remained a mystery.

Since the Wright brothers first took flight, aircraft design, pilot training, aircraft maintenance, and air traffic control have all evolved to current standards of safety. Because of lessons learned from tragedies such as what befell the Comets in the 1950s, the Douglas DC-10s in the 1970s, and ill-fated Air India, TWA, and Swissair flights, flight safety continues to improve. In many ways, the history of aviation is the history of air crash investigation.

More books from Dundurn

Cover of the book The Acting Bug by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Sophie's Treason by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Fifty Years Honouring Canadians by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book The Queen at the Council Fire by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Mercury Man by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Einstein Wrote Back by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Toronto Sketches 5 by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Voices on the Bay by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book The War on Drugs by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Becoming a Somebody by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Ghost Ride by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Embattled Nation by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book White Jade Tiger by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Solving the People Puzzle by Peter Pigott
Cover of the book Forcing Choice by Peter Pigott
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy