Fly by wire : the geese, the glide, the miracle on the Hudson /: the geese, the glide, the miracle on the Hudson. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William Langewiesche.
• Other Names: Langewiesche, William
• Contents: New York, January 15, 2009 -- Prologue : the inquest -- Gear up : The takeoff ; The birds ; The collision ; The glide -- Fly by wire : The engineer ; The problem ; The paradox -- Survival : The decision ; The flare ; The escape.
• Publisher Details: London : Penguin
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource, map
• Subjects: 629.1355; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History; Fly-by-wire control; Airplanes -- Control systems; Aeronautics -- Human factors; Aircraft accidents -- New York (State) -- New York; Aircraft bird strikes -- New York (State) -- New York; US Airways Flight 1549 Crash Landing, Hudson River, N.Y. and N.J., 2009; Aeronautics -- Human factors; Aircraft accidents; Aircraft bird strikes; Airplanes -- Control systems; Fly-by-wire control; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects; Aerospace & Aviation Technology; Aircraft: General Interest; New York (State) -- New York; United States -- Hudson River; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846143083
• Related ISBNs: 184614308X; 9780141046747; 0141046740
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.