Fatal Flight: The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073RRCWCY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 365 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fascinating historical account BWK This book had some amazing facts and it held my interest all the way through. No spoilers here, so if you read the book, keep reading after the crash until you find out what happened to the steel from the frame of the R.101.Bill Hammack seems like a great guy and his take on technology is always interesting.. I am only part way into this book and I Paul Adams I am only part way into this book and I am shocked at how may outright errors and questionable statements it contains. It is factually wrong on many points. I am preparing a spreadsheet listing the errors and will be sending it to the publisher with a suggestion to withdraw the book.
The narrative follows First Officer Noel Atherstone and his crew from the ship's first test flight in 1929 to its fiery crash on October 5, 1930. The British expected R.101 to spearhead a fleet of imperial airships that would dominate the skies as British naval ships, a century earlier, had ruled the seas. Fatal Flight brings vividly to life the year of operation of R.101, the last great British airship - a luxury liner three and a half times the length of a 747 jet, with a spacious lounge, a dining room that seated 50, glass-walled promenade decks, and a smoking room. Set against the backdrop of the British Empire at the height of its power in the early 20th century, Fatal Flight portrays an extraordinary age in technology, fueled by humankind's obsession with flight.. The dream ended when, on its demonstration flight to India, R.101 crashed in France, tragically killing nearly all aboard. Combining meticulous research with superb storytelling, Fatal Flight guides us from the moment the great airship emerged from its giant shed - nearly the largest building in the British Empire - to soar on its first flight, to its last fateful voyage. The full story behind R.101 shows that, although it was a failure, it was nevertheless a supremely imaginative human creation. He fought political pressures to hurry the ship