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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Samme Chittum (Samme Chittum)Publisher: Smithsonian Books Imprint: Smithsonian Books Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9781588345615ISBN 10: 1588345610 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 15 March 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsPUBLISHERS WEEKLY [Last Days of the Concorde] proves enlightening about the post-accident investigative process, showing how happenstance and entropy can conspire to wreak havoc. Chittum has a gift for making the complex details easily understandable. Aviation may well be the most unforgiving of man's activities. Yet rarely does just one failure or misjudgment cause an airplane to crash; instead it is a chain of events, any link of which might have prevented the disaster. The crash of a supersonic Concorde in France just after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle in Paris on July 25, 2000, is the subject of this excellent book by experienced reporter Samme Chittum, who has a wonderful knack for lucidly explaining tech for the uninitiated. Highly recommended for all aviation professionals and everyone fascinated by man's reach for the sky. -Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intruder and The Armageddon File A tragic crash during takeoff from Paris marked the beginning of the end for the Concorde. Chittum provides a compelling and detailed account of the crash, the ensuing investigation, and what was behind the decision to retire a majestic aircraft that was ahead of its time. -Joe Anselmo, Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week "PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ""[Last Days of the Concorde] proves enlightening about the post-accident investigative process, showing “how happenstance and entropy can conspire to wreak havoc.” Chittum has a gift for making the complex details easily understandable."" ""Aviation may well be the most unforgiving of man’s activities. Yet rarely does just one failure or misjudgment cause an airplane to crash; instead it is a chain of events, any link of which might have prevented the disaster. The crash of a supersonic Concorde in France just after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle in Paris on July 25, 2000, is the subject of this excellent book by experienced reporter Samme Chittum, who has a wonderful knack for lucidly explaining tech for the uninitiated. Highly recommended for all aviation professionals and everyone fascinated by man’s reach for the sky."" —Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intruder and The Armageddon File ""A tragic crash during takeoff from Paris marked the beginning of the end for the Concorde. Chittum provides a compelling and detailed account of the crash, the ensuing investigation, and what was behind the decision to retire a majestic aircraft that was ahead of its time.""—Joe Anselmo, Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week" Author InformationSAMME CHITTUM is a narrative journalist and Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship recipient who explores the intersection of current events and history. Her work has been published in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and the Village Voice. She is also the author of the first two books in the Smithsonian Air Disasters series, The Flight 981 Disaster and Southern Storm. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |