Beyond the black box : the forensics of airplane crashes /
Bibel, G. D.(George D.)
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-386) and index.
The crash investigation process -- How planes (often) crash -- In-flight breakup -- Pressure, explosive decompression, and burst balloons -- Jet propulsion, burst engines, and reliability -- Metal fatigue : bending 777's and paper clips -- Combustion : fire and explosion -- Crash testing -- Human tolerances to G loads and crash forces.
Aircraft accidents
Airframes.
Mechanics, Analytic.
Flight recorders.
Physics.