TECHNOLOGY

摘要

An Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) advanced aircraft accident qualified investiga-rntor, Bibel (mechanical engineering, Univ. of North Dakota Sch. of Engineering and Mines) presents several case studies of airplane accidents, from the 1931 crash that killed football coach Knute Rockne to the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800 shortly after takeoff from New York's JFK airport. Offering insights into how aviation accident investigations are conducted, Bibel addresses the causes of such accidents, from in-flight breakup to metal fatigue and combustion, and the lessons learned. Enriched with many drawings, graphs, and equations, this is a good aeronautics text for a mechanical or safety perspective.