The Black Box: All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder Accounts of In-Flight Accidents by MacPherson, Malcolm

The Black Box: All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder Accounts of In-Flight Accidents

Readers join desperate pilots in the cockpit as they fight gravity and time in a plane that's...
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Author: Malcolm MacPherson
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The Black Box: All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder Accounts of In-Flight Accidents by MacPherson, Malcolm

The Black Box: All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder Accounts of In-Flight Accidents

$29.59

The Black Box: All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder Accounts of In-Flight Accidents

$29.59
Author: Malcolm MacPherson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Readers join desperate pilots in the cockpit as they fight gravity and time in a plane that's falling out of the sky.

Anyone who watches the news knows about the "black box." Officially called the cockpit voice recorder, the black box (which is actually Day-glo orange) records the final moments of any in-flight accident. Often it provides the only explanation of a crash -- inevitably, it provides a heart-breaking, second-by-second account of intense fear tempered by unyielding professionalism.

This 1984 Quill title has been completely updated to include twenty-eight new incidents occurring between 1978 and 1996. Some are famous, like the 1996 Valujet crash in the Everglades and the ill-fated launch of the space shuttle Challenger; other disasters range from commuter prop aircraft to jumbo airliners and a pair of Air Force planes. Few have ever been revealed in their entirety, each, without exception, is absolutely gripping.

In this new edition, editor Malcolm MacPherson has, wherever possible, added weather notes and descriptions of events in the cockpit and cabin, heightening our vivid sense of being there during the final moments. Provided by the National Transportation Safety Board and vetted by an experienced airline captain, these are unforgettable case studies in ultimate emergency -- authentic, immediate, filled with drama, terror, human frailty and error, and unquenchable courage.



Author: Malcolm MacPherson
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 07/22/1998
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.09w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780688158927

About the Author
MacPherson, Malcolm: - Malcolm MacPherson is a seasoned novelist and journalist who lives with his family in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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