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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1: Perspectives on Investigations and Investigators -- Basic Anatomy of an Accident and Its Reconstruction -- Why Are Aircraft Accidents Investigated? -- The Human Factors Aspect -- Requirements to Become an Investigator -- Generalists and Specialists -- "Heavy Iron" Versus Most General Aviation Investigators -- When Consultants/Experts Become Involved -- Space Is the Next Frontier -- CHAPTER 2: Back to Basics -- Physical Evidence Is King -- Close Calls -- One Piece at a Time -- The Scientific Method -- Nine-Box Matrix |
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Consider Even the Absurd -- Consequences of Incomplete and Inaccurate Findings -- Summary of Lessons Learned -- CHAPTER 3: On-Scene Investigation -- Before the Investigation Team Arrived -- Basic Investigation Gear -- Safety Considerations -- Emotional Considerations -- Accident Scene Documentation -- Wreckage Layout and Recovery -- Exemplar Aircraft Inspections -- Tips on Photo Documentation -- Occupant Injuries -- Witness Interviews and Statements -- Understanding the News Media -- CHAPTER 4: "Kickin Tin" -- Wreckage Distribution -- Airframe Structural Damage |
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Cable-Driven Flight Control Trim Tab Systems -- Electric Motor-Driven Actuators -- Propeller Blade Impact Damage -- Turbine Engine Damage -- Cockpit Instrumentation -- Who Was Flying the Aircraft? -- Basic Failure Analysis of Metal -- Basic Composite Failure Analysis -- CHAPTER 5: Crashworthiness Analysis -- Implementing Crashworthiness Investigations -- Aircraft Design Expectations -- Crash Load Evaluation -- Using G-Load Survivability Limits to Look Deeper -- Emergency Egress Issues -- CHAPTER 6: In-Flight Breakups -- Behavior of Separated and Falling Parts -- Piecing the Wreckage Together |
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Flutter -- Aircraft Performance -- Human Factors Causing Loss of Control -- CHAPTER 7: Mid-Air Collisions -- Pilot Awareness -- See-and-Avoid Issues -- Structural Impact and Scratch Marks -- CHAPTER 8: Fire and Explosions -- General Aspects of Aircraft Fires -- Post-Impact and Ground Fires -- In-Flight Fires -- Determining Origin of Fires -- Types of Aircraft Explosions -- Damage Caused by Detonation -- Damage Caused by Deflagration -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Aircraft Wreckage Reconstruction Terms -- Appendix B -- Handy Numbers/Conversions/Equations -- About the Author -- Index |
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| Subject |
Aircraft accidents -- Investigation.
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Aircraft accidents -- Investigation |
| ISBN |
0768099595 |
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9780768099591 (electronic bk.) |
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