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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Why Planes Crash offers an exciting and compelling look at the critical moments which define an aviation accident, explaining both the how and the why of catastrophic accidents in modern times. From disintegrating airliners to in-flight suicide to maintenance shortcuts, the author looks critically into each factor that might have lead to the crash. Her investigations and deep insight aim to make the listener into a witness to the investigation, and, yet, it is comprehensive enough for anyone with no aviation knowledge to understand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exactly what I was looking for...
- De Narada en 01-08-19
De: Sylvia Wrigley
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Last Days of the Concorde
- The Crash of Flight 4590 and the End of Supersonic Passenger Travel
- De: Samme Chittum
- Narrado por: Teri Schnaubelt
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
On July 25, 2000, a Concorde, the world's fastest passenger plane, was taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris when it suddenly burst into flames. An airliner capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, the Concorde had completed 25 years of successful flights, whisking wealthy passengers - from diplomats to rock stars to corporate titans - between continents on brief and glamorous flights. Yet on this fateful day, the chartered Concorde jet, en route to America, crashed and killed all 109 passengers and crew onboard and four people on the ground.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Solid Introduction
- De Reggie en 03-03-19
De: Samme Chittum
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Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
- In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission
- De: Richard H. Graham
- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 134
The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed Skunk Works. The aircraft flew so fast and high that not one was ever shot down, even by a missile. SR-71 pilot and instructor Colonel Richard Graham offers a rare cockpit perspective on how regular Air Force pilots and navigators transformed themselves into SR-71 Blackbird crews, turning their unique aviation talents to account in an unprecedented way.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This book is basically void of content or story.
- De Amazon Customer en 06-02-22
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Fly by Wire
- The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson
- De: William Langewiesche
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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. 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?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Abridgement
- De Roy en 04-27-10
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The Crash Detectives
- Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters
- De: Christine Negroni
- Narrado por: Christine Negroni
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 281
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 252
In The Crash Detectives, veteran aviation journalist and air safety investigator Christine Negroni takes us inside crash investigations from the early days of the jet age to the present, including the search for answers about what happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As Negroni dissects what happened and why, she explores their common themes and, most important, what has been learned from them to make planes safer.
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2 out of 5 stars
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MISSLEADING TITLE.
- De Daniel Schneider en 11-02-16
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SR-71, the Blackbird, Q&A
- De: Terry Pappas
- Narrado por: Chris Abell
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 129
Higher, farther, faster - what every real aviator aspires to. The SR-71 was the epitome of this dream for three decades. The only way to beat the SR-71 was to rocket into space, and every astronaut in the office with me in the 1960s would have loved to have flown the Blackbird. In many ways it placed greater demand on piloting proficiency than any spacecraft.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great in sight on life and times of Blackbird crew
- De J Bo en 11-11-15
De: Terry Pappas
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Before Topgun Days
- The Making of a Jet Fighter Instructor
- De: Dave Bio Baranek
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 4 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Before becoming an instructor in the Navy's Topgun program, Dave "Bio" Baranek was just another kid with a dream. Upon graduating from college, he joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. But, his eyesight waning, he knew that he would never be able to reach that goal. Undaunted, he plowed ahead and found his niche as a radar intercept operator in the backseat of the sleek, new Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SHB
- De Kindle Customer en 06-10-23
De: Dave Bio Baranek
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Turn and Burn
- A Fighter Pilot’s Memories and Confessions
- De: Darrell J. Ahrens
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In Turn and Burn the author takes the readers with him in the cockpit as he shares the fulfillment of his boyhood dream and some of his most memorable adventures and misadventures during a 24-year flying career as a fighter pilot, both in combat and peacetime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Fantastic
- De Wayne Fannon en 05-11-21
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Kelly
- More Than My Share of It All
- De: Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, Maggie Smith, Brig. Gen. Leo P. Geary USAF - ret. - foreword
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 6 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 763
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 667
Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed "Skunk Works" cemented his reputation as a legendary figure in American aerospace management.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Memoir of a Legend
- De Jean en 08-26-19
De: Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, y otros
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Harnessing the Sky
- Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's Aviation Pioneer, 1923-1952
- De: Frederick M. Trapnell Jr., Dana Trapnell Tibbitts
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
A pilot of calculated courage, "Trap" entered the Navy when test pilots were more like stuntmen than engineers. Airplanes had not yet come into their own as weapons of war, and they had an undeveloped role in the fleet. His vision and leadership shaped the evolution of naval aviation through its formative years and beyond. When the threat of war in 1940 raised an alarm over the Navy's deficiency in aircraft - especially fighters - Trap was appointed to lead the Flight Test Section to direct the development of all-new Navy airplanes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Book
- De Peter H. Christensen en 09-27-19
De: Frederick M. Trapnell Jr., y otros
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Landing Eagle: Inside the Cockpit During the First Moon Landing
- De: Michael Engle
- Narrado por: Sean Tivenan
- Duración: 1 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In Landing Eagle: Inside the Cockpit During the First Moon Landing, author Mike Engle gives a minute by minute account of the events that occurred throughout Eagle’s descent and landing on the Moon. Engle, a retired NASA engineer and Mission Control flight controller, uses NASA audio files of actual voice recordings made inside Eagle’s cockpit during landing to give the listener an inside-the-cockpit perspective on the first Moon landing.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to like this
- De R. Winchester en 07-16-19
De: Michael Engle
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Harrier Boys, Volume 1
- From the Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969-1990
- De: Robert Marston
- Narrado por: Roger Davis
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
In Harrier Boys, Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969-1990, Robert Marston, who flew Harriers for many years, draws together accounts from others who worked with this unique jet through its history. The excitement, camaraderie, and pride of Harrier operators shine through in the personal stories of those whose lives were changed by their experience of this iconic aircraft, both on land and at sea.
De: Robert Marston
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Vulcan Boys
- From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber
- De: Tony Blackman
- Narrado por: Roger Davis
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 39
The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape instantly recognizable, as is the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the first Vulcan book recounted completely firsthand by the operators themselves.
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4 out of 5 stars
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a compelling work but slow to start
- De Josh Boyle en 08-06-16
De: Tony Blackman
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Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage
- The Declassified Stories of Cold War Reconnaissance Flights and the Men Who Flew Them
- De: Wolfgang W. E. Samuel
- Narrado por: Wayne M. Lane
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage is a history of the Cold War overflights of the Soviet Union, its allies, and the People's Republic of China, based on extensive interviews with dozens of pilots who flew these dangerous missions. Through extensive research of existing literature on the overflights and interviews conducted by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel, this audiobook reveals the story of the entire overflight program through the eyes of the pilots and crew who flew the planes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worst Narration Ever
- De Nathan Hoag en 04-09-21
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Into the Black
- The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her
- De: Rowland White, Richard Truly
- Narrado por: Eric Meyers
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 568
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 517
Using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material, Into the Black pieces together the dramatic untold story of the Columbia mission and the brave people who dedicated themselves to help the United States succeed in the age of space exploration. On April 12, 1981, NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral. It was the most advanced, state-of-the-art flying machine ever built, challenging the minds and imagination of America's top engineers and pilots.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story About a Flawed Spacecraft
- De John en 12-04-16
De: Rowland White, y otros
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The Great Air Race
- Death, Glory, and the Dawn of American Aviation
- De: John Lancaster
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
The incredible, untold story of the men who risked their lives in the first transcontinental air contest—and put American aviation on the map.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining/informative book
- De D. Littman en 12-09-22
De: John Lancaster
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Wings on My Sleeve
- De: Eric 'Winkle' Brown
- Narrado por: Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 103
The autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in history. In 1939 Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him. They released him, not realising he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve - and the rest is history. Eric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history, flying more different aircraft types than anyone else.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating memoir
- De Jean en 07-05-16
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Razor 03
- A Night Stalker’s Wars
- De: Alan C. Mack
- Narrado por: Alan C. Mack
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 187
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 178
The attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of a robust and deadly special operations force—Task Force Dagger. Alan C. Mack, Callsign Razor 03, led a team of MH-47E helicopters and armed MH-60s. Their two-fold mission–Personnel Recovery (PR) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) involved flying in terrain and weather previously not thought possible. If that wasn’t enough, they pushed the flight envelope of their specially modified Chinooks to the limit and beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The honesty of the author
- De Daniel en 06-10-24
De: Alan C. Mack