Air Disaster Volume 1 by M. Job
£15.50
The fascinating, ongoing story of how international passenger jet flying has developed through tragedy to become safer than walking down the street! In these four volumes Air Safety specialist Macarthur Job reveals the history of repeated failure and tragedy that has hindered the progress of the jet age. Beginning with the saga of the ill fated Comet, the author brings to life in his lucid, analytical style, the story behind some of the accidents that followed, each of them adding to the industry's sum of total knowledge and experience to make operations safer in the future. Based on official accident investigation reports, supplemented by extensive additional research, the books open up the intricacies of high altitude, high speed jetliner operations to the reader in a way that all will find gripping. With photographs and excellent illustrations throughout. Softback. 183 pages.
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