The 'Miracle' on the Hudson is one of the best known air crashes of recent years but was it really a miracle or just great flying in a well-designed plane. The A320 that Captain Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger was flying was a pioneer of digital fly-by-wire technology and its wings were designed in Filton. This great book looks at the events of that fateful day in New York and the engineering history that preceded the survival of all souls on board that day. The author has made the technical very accessible and uses other air crashes to explain why Airbuses 300 series of aircraft was very different from its predecessors and contemporaries. A fascinating read for those interested in aerospace, engineering and modern aircraft safety measures.
Paperback
208 pages