2009, ISBN: 9781400165469

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada Geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the… More...

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada Geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane's pilot, Chesley Sully Sullenberger, managed to glide it to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation-the Miracle on the Hudson-and Captain Sully was the hero. But how much of the success of this dramatic landing can actually be credited to the genius of the pilot? To what extent is the miracle on the Hudson the result of extraordinary-but not widely known, and in some cases quite controversial-advances in aviation and computer technology over the past twenty years? In Fly by Wire, journalist William Langewiesche takes us on a strange and unexpected journey into the fascinating world of advanced aviation. From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can systematically resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of the revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, William Langewiesche assembles the untold stories necessary to truly understand the miracle on the Hudson, and makes us question our assumptions about human beings in modern aviation. Audio>Audio>Books On CD Unabridge>CD Nonfiction UAB>CD Non-Fic UAB, Tantor Media, Inc. Core >15<

ISBN: 9781400165469

To what extent is the Miracle on the Hudson the result of extraordinary-but not widely known-advances in aviation and computer technology over the past twenty years? Noted journalist Will… More...

To what extent is the Miracle on the Hudson the result of extraordinary-but not widely known-advances in aviation and computer technology over the past twenty years? Noted journalist William Langewiesche takes listeners on a strange and unexpected journey into the fascinating world of advanced aviation. Audio>Audio>Books On CD Unabridge>CD Nonfiction UAB>CD Non-Fic UAB, Tantor Media, Inc. Core >15<

ISBN: 9781400165469

CD-Audio, [PU: Tantor Media, Inc], To what extent is the "Miracle on the Hudson" the result of extraordinary-but not widely known-advances in aviation and computer technology over the pas… More...

CD-Audio, [PU: Tantor Media, Inc], To what extent is the "Miracle on the Hudson" the result of extraordinary-but not widely known-advances in aviation and computer technology over the past twenty years? Noted journalist William Langewiesche takes listeners on a strange and unexpected journey into the fascinating world of advanced aviation., History Of The Americas, History Of Engineering & Technology, Aerospace & Aviation Technology, Transport, Aircraft<

ISBN: 9781400165469

CD-Audio, [PU: Tantor Media, Inc], To what extent is the "Miracle on the Hudson" the result of extraordinary-but not widely known-advances in aviation and computer technology over the pas… More...

CD-Audio, [PU: Tantor Media, Inc], To what extent is the "Miracle on the Hudson" the result of extraordinary-but not widely known-advances in aviation and computer technology over the past twenty years? Noted journalist William Langewiesche takes listeners on a strange and unexpected journey into the fascinating world of advanced aviation., Aircraft<

2009, ISBN: 9781400165469

The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson, Unabridged edition, Audio-CD, Audio/Hörbuch, [PU: Tantor Media, Inc]