Last days of the Concorde : the crash of Flight 4590 and the end of supersonic passenger travel
(2018)
By:
Chittum, Samme
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
363.12465/CHITTUM,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2018]
DESCRIPTION
264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781588346292, 1588346293 :, 9781588346292 (hardcover), 1588346293 (hardcover)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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 -- Final farewells -- 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