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Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes /

Title
Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes / George Bibel.
Author
Bibel, G. D. (George D.)
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Supplementary Content
  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Details

Description
x, 393 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-386) and index.
Contents
The crash investigation process -- How planes (often) crash -- In-flight breakup -- Pressure, explosive decompression, and burst balloons -- Jet propulsion, burst engines, and reliability -- Metal fatigue : bending 777's and paper clips -- Combustion : fire and explosion -- Crash testing -- Human tolerances to G loads and crash forces.
ISBN
  • 9780801886317 (alk. paper)
  • 0801886317 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2006101451
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library