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THE TOMBSTONE IMPERATIVE - THE TRUTH ABOUT AIR SAFETY

Written by Andrew Weir
Published by Simon & Schuster Uk Ltd in 1999
ISBN: 0684819937

£ 20.00 Photo of THE TOMBSTONE IMPERATIVE - THE TRUTH ABOUT AIR SAFETY- Stock Number: 1320215

THE TOMBSTONE IMPERATIVE - THE TRUTH ABOUT AIR SAFETY
Written by Andrew Weir.
Stock no. 1320215
1st. 1999. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A groundbreaking investigation into passenger aircraft safety. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 337 numbered pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0684819937. Spine bumped, affecting book and dustwrapper. Dustwrapper spine faded.

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Front cover

Cover of THE TOMBSTONE IMPERATIVE - THE TRUTH ABOUT AIR SAFETY by Andrew Weir

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Why planes crash
  • 2. What happens to a plane in a crash
  • 3. Fire and survival
  • 4. Survivors
  • 5. Don't shoot the pilot: The human factor in flight
  • 6. Who needs pilots?
  • 7. Other humans' errors
  • 8. Investigators and regulators
  • 9. The Tombstone Imperative
  • 10. How to decide where not to go and how not to get there
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Index