A complete, non-technical rundown of modern jetliners to take the fear out of flying.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book for the beginner and the experienced passenger,
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This review is from: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Flying: The Passenger's Guide to How Airliners Fly (Paperback)
This is an excellent book for just about everyone. It includs a quick, detailed summary of how a ship more than 100 tons lifts of the ground. It answeres many questions and is fun to read. You will get your money's worth out of this one.
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This review is from: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Flying: The Passenger's Guide to How Airliners Fly (Paperback)
This small book really covers all the points in "passengers" language.
After reading it the passenger is able to appreciate the complexities of putting some 250 tons ii the air , having it hurtle at more than 600mph and more important , stay up and land in one piece.
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The modern airliner is constructed mainly from aluminium alloy, which is both strong and light. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vertical flight path, speedbrake lever, centre instrument panel, thrust levers, pitch attitude, idle thrust, thrust setting, stalling angle, flight management computer, air data computer, controlled airspace, flap lever, flap setting, horizontal situation indicators, true airspeed, modern airliners, path mode, coupled approach, control wheel, indicated airspeed, destination airport, aircraft weight, runway threshold, climb speed, stalling speed Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The modern airliner is constructed mainly from aluminium alloy, which is both strong and light. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vertical flight path, speedbrake lever, centre instrument panel, thrust levers, pitch attitude, idle thrust, thrust setting, stalling angle, flight management computer, air data computer, controlled airspace, flap lever, flap setting, horizontal situation indicators, true airspeed, modern airliners, path mode, coupled approach, control wheel, indicated airspeed, destination airport, aircraft weight, runway threshold, climb speed, stalling speed Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flight Manual, Air Britain, Birmingham Airport New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Northern Ireland (World Bibliographical Series) by Michael Owen Shannon on page 82
- Civil Aviation Authority (CM) on page 120
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