Flight 427 Anatomy of an Air Disaster

Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popular and arguably the safest commercial airliner in the world. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only after several disastrous crashes and years of painstaking investigation was the mystery of its rudder failure solved. This book tells the story of ho...

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Main Author: Byrne, Gerry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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