1995, ISBN: 9780312029197

New York: A Thomas Dunne Book St. Martin's Press BOOK: Tape Residue (Not Sticky) to Front, Rear Fixed Endpapers (Dust Jacket Was Once Taped On); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light … Mehr…

New York: A Thomas Dunne Book St. Martin's Press BOOK: Tape Residue (Not Sticky) to Front, Rear Fixed Endpapers (Dust Jacket Was Once Taped On); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Boards Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Tape Residue (Not Sticky) to Reverse; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. 41,000 Feet and Out of Fuel. By the Author of Midnight Express and Not Without My Daughter: William Hoffer; Marilyn Mona Hoffer. DESIGN BY: Susan Hood. JACKET PHOTO: Larry Lee/Westlight. TV TIE-IN: This book was the basis for the 1995 Made-for-Television film entitled Freefall: Flight 174, also known as Falling from the Sky: Flight 174. SYNOPSIS: On July 23, 1983, Captain Bob Pearson climbed into the cockpit of a twin-engine Boeing 767, one of the most sophisticated airliners in the world. Preparing to guide Air Canada Flight 143 from Montreal to Ottawa and then on to Edmonton, he checked his systems and entered into the computers the information he received from the ground crew. One of the maintenance men, in charge of fueling the craft, experienced a bit of difficulty with his math. The 767's computers utilized only metric calculations, and the maintenance man struggled to convert conventional measures into the unfamiliar numbers. He informed Pearson that the plane was fully fueled when, in fact, it was 26,000 pounds short. The stopover in Ottawa was brief. They had no plans for refueling and now there was no apparent need. Then, with no warning, 14,000 feet and westbound over Red Lake, Ontario, the portside engine failed. Seconds later, Pearson and Quintal, his copilot, realized that the starboard engine also had failed, terminating all electrical power. An eerie silence shrouded the plane as flight crew and passengers attempted to deny reality. They were now floating silently at 41,000 feet. The nose of the plane dipped precipitously; the gliding craft lost airspeed and altitude. They had a maximum of twenty-nine minutes to prepare for their certain death. Freefall is the story of Flight 143. A brilliant recreation in which we relive the terror of those twenty-nine minutes through the eyes of those who experienced it. You will never look at flying in exactly the same way again. Bill and Marilyn Hoffer, freelance journalists, together have produced over one thousand magazine articles and nine books, including the international bestseller Midnight Express, and Not Without My Daughter.. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., A Thomas Dunne Book St. Martin's Press, 3<

1989, ISBN: 9780312029197

St Martins Pr, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: First Edition First Printing, Publiziert: 1989-03-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.23 kg, Verkaufsrang: 4071099, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategor… Mehr…

St Martins Pr, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: First Edition First Printing, Publiziert: 1989-03-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.23 kg, Verkaufsrang: 4071099, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Fremdsprachige Bücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, St Martins Pr, 1989<