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9780688158927

The Black Box

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  • ISBN13:

    9780688158927

  • ISBN10:

    0688158927

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Revised Edition ix
1. East Grandby, Connectlcut--November 12, 1995 American Airlines Flight 1572
1(9)
2. Lima, Peru--October 2, 1996 AeroPeru Flight 603
10(17)
3. Ban Nong Waeng, Thailand--May 26, 1991 Lauda Air Flight 004
27(3)
4. San Diego, California--September 25, 1978 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
30(3)
5. Sakhalin, Russia--September 1, 1983 Korean Air Flight 007
33(3)
6. Indian Ocean Descent--November 18, 1987 South African Airways Flight 295
36(2)
7. Cove Neck, New York--January 25, 1991 Avianca Flight 052
38(11)
8. Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic--February 6, 1996 Birgen Air ALW301
49(4)
9. Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska--September 22, 1995 Yukla27
53(3)
10. Amsterdam, Netherlands--October 4, 1992 El Al Flight 1862
56(4)
11. Nagoya-Komaki International Airport, Japan--April 26,1994 China Airlines Flight 140
60(2)
12. Cheju Island Airport, South Korea--August 10, 1994 Korean Air Flight 2033
62(2)
13. Tokyo-Haneda Airport, Japan--August 12, 1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123
64(5)
14. Mulhouse-Habsheim, France--June 26, 1988 Air France Flight 296Q
69(5)
15. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas--August 2, 1985 Delta Air Lines Flight 191
74(5)
16. Kelly Air Force Base, Texas--October 4, 1986 Southern Air Transport Flight (Logair) 15
79(3)
17. Carrollton, Georgia--August 21, 1995 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
82(7)
18. Nashville, Tennessee-February 3, 1988 American Airlines Flight 132
89(6)
19. Pine Bluff, Arkansas-April 29, 1993 Continental Express Flight (JetLink)2733
95(6)
20. Anchorage, Alaska--March 31,1993 Japan Airlines Flight 46E
101(11)
21. Roselawn, Indiana--October 31, 1994 American Eagle Flight 4184
112(9)
22. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas--August 31, 1988 Delta Air Lines Flight 1141
121(7)
23. Caper Canaveral, Florida--January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger
128(3)
24. Call,Coloimbia--December 20, 1995 American Airlines Flight 965
131(11)
25. Miami, the Everglades--May 11, 1996 ValuJet Flight 592
142(9)
26. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania--September 8, 1994 USAir Flight 427
151(6)
27. Kahului, Hawaii--April 28, 1988 Aloha Airlines Flight 243
157(5)
28. Sioux City, Iowa-July 19, 1989 United Airlines Flight 232
162(25)
Glossary 187

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