Air Disaster vol. 4: The Propeller Era

In this keenly awaited fourth volume, specialist air safety author Macarthur Job, and noted aviation artist, Juanita Franzi, combine their skills to provide detailed lucid analyses of the stories behind 20 disasters to four engined transport aircraft in different parts of the world during the developmental years of propeller driven civil aviation. Their coverage includes Avro`s "unlucky" Tudors, the problems inherent in Boeing`s luxurious, doubledeck Stratocruisers, the hazard of crew fatigue during critical approaches in reduced visibility, the enroute collision of two major airliners over the Grand Canyon, leading to sweeping changes in the US air traffic control system, the unhappy saga of Lockhed`s Electras, the fate of the UN Secretary-General in central Africa, fuel management problems in complex multi-system aircraft, and the disastrous outcome of subtle undetected airframe corrosion.