Last days of the Concorde : the crash of Flight 4590 and the end of supersonic passenger travel /
Chittum, Samme,
Last days of the Concorde : the crash of Flight 4590 and the end of supersonic passenger travel / Samme Chittum. - 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Smithsonian air disasters series . - Smithsonian air disasters series. .
"Based on Air disasters : up in flames, created by Cineflix and shown in the United States on the Smithsonian Channel."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The white bird -- "You have flames behind you" -- A lunar landscape -- From dream to reality -- A trail of evidence -- Too late -- A history of blowouts -- An invisible shock wave -- Delays and headaches -- Three seconds of mayhem -- Closing the case -- The supersonic future.
"The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future."--Provided by publisher.
9781588346292 1588346293
2018011673
Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
Concorde (Jet transports)--Accidents.
Concorde (Jet transports)--History.
Last days of the Concorde : the crash of Flight 4590 and the end of supersonic passenger travel / Samme Chittum. - 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Smithsonian air disasters series . - Smithsonian air disasters series. .
"Based on Air disasters : up in flames, created by Cineflix and shown in the United States on the Smithsonian Channel."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The white bird -- "You have flames behind you" -- A lunar landscape -- From dream to reality -- A trail of evidence -- Too late -- A history of blowouts -- An invisible shock wave -- Delays and headaches -- Three seconds of mayhem -- Closing the case -- The supersonic future.
"The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future."--Provided by publisher.
9781588346292 1588346293
2018011673
Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
Concorde (Jet transports)--Accidents.
Concorde (Jet transports)--History.