Commercial Aviation in the Jet Era and the Systems That Make It Possible - by Thomas Filburn (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis Discusses the "behind the scenes" systems that keep commercial aircraft operating to designed specification, including materials of construction, nominal as well as severe requirements, normal, off-normal and emergency operation Describes the high loads and large movements necessary to reconfigure an airplane from low-drag, Mach 0.87 flight to high lift low speed take-off and landing speeds Explains the importance and operation of the various, aviation sub-systems by describing what happens when failures occur in this equipment From the Back Cover This book discusses the multiple systems that make commercial jet travel safe and convenient. The author starts by tracing the evol…