Deadly turbulence : the air safety lessons of Braniff flight 250 and other airliners, 1959-1966 / Steve Pollock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pollock, Steve, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aircraft accidents--United States--Case studies.

Aircraft accidents.

Jet transports--Accidents--United States.

Jet transports.

Jet transports--United States--Safety measures.

Industrial safety.

Accidents.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2014]

Summary:

"Jet airliner operations in the U.S. began in 1958, but almost immediately the new aircraft created new problems as they solved old ones. This book discusses five disasters or near-disasters of the early Jet Age, experiences which shook the industry, regulators and public out of complacency and helped build a foundation for safer air transportation"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. "I don't sleep well nights"

1. The day the movies almost died: Pan American World Airways flight 115

2. Melting into a threatening sky: Northwest Orient Airlines flight 705

3. Unusual conditions and circumstances: the investigation of Northwest Orient flight 705

4. A turbulence problem? persistent questions

5. "It broke the sound barrier at least once": United Airlines Flight 746

6. The nation's most progressive airline: Eastern Air Lines flights 301 and 304

7. A strange, weird thing: Eastern Air Lines flight 301

8. Disappeared into the overcast: Eastern Air Lines flight 304

9. Extraordinary lives: Grant Newby, Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux and Kenneth Lee Spencer

10. "Extreme disintegration of the aircraft structure": the investigation of Eastern Air Lines flight 304

Part II. Falls City

11. Dusting off a dusty little airline: Braniff International Airways

12. Airstrip: "The end of the plain plane"

13. Fastback jet: the BAC One-11

14. Happy birthday! Bill Schock, the war, and that night in August

15. Milk run: Braniff International Flight 250

16. "One big, terrible nightmare": Flight 250 and Falls City

17. "Ease power back": the investigation of Braniff flight 250

18. Mr. Tornado: dr. Ted Fujita and the squall line of August 6-7, 1966

19. Knocked from the sky: a high-intensity force

Part III. Postscript

20. New normals: the "before" and "after" times.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786474332

0786474335

9781476613260

1476613265

OCLC:

853310474