Table of Contents

Preface
1. Takeoff!
2. Takeoff (Never Mind!)
3. Controlling the Plane
4. Vanished!
5. Practice Makes Perfect
6. Turbulence
7. The 168-Ton Glider
8. Approach
9. Landing
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index

Promotional Information

Melding a pilot’s practical view of life in the cockpit with the expertise of an engineering professor to give readers an insider look at plane crashes.

About the Author

George Bibel is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota. He is the author of Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes and Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters. His books have been adapted into training courses and invited lectures at leading aerospace institutions such as NASA, MIT, and Boeing.