Fly by Wire
The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson
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Narrateur(s):
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David Drummond
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Auteur(s):
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William Langewiesche
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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. Over the next three minutes, 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? To what extent is the "miracle" on the Hudson the result of extraordinary---but not widely known, and in some cases quite controversial---advances in aviation and computer technology over the past 20 years?
In Fly by Wire, journalist William Langewiesche takes us on a strange and unexpected journey into the fascinating world of advanced aviation. From the testing laboratories where engineers struggle to build a jet engine that can systematically resist bird attacks, through the creation of the A320 in France, to the political and social forces that have sought to minimize the impact of the revolutionary fly-by-wire technology, William Langewiesche assembles the untold stories necessary to truly understand the "miracle" on the Hudson, and makes us question our assumptions about human beings in modern aviation.
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- Roberta W
- 2021-06-30
Ultimately, a worthwhile listen
I almost gave up on this book and requested a refund. The way it started (with a bit on the investigation and a whole lot about birds) along with increasingly annoying attempts at humour that both fell short and were out of place (no one died in this case but people do die from bird strikes), almost did me in, but I wanted the information, so I hung in there. Ultimately there was a lot to like about this book. For the first time I understand the difference between Airbus and all other types of aircraft. I also now understand how a pilot can glide a jet to a landing with no engines (eg. the Gimli Glider). The actual ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ was covered well in the end.
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