The DC-10 tri-jet began as an idea 30 years ago and is now in frontline service with some of the world's largest airlines. This volume follows the aircraft's wide-body development and service history.

In this aviation book, pilot Patrick Smith breaks down that barrier and tells you everything you need to know about flying, including: How planes fly, and a revealing look at the men and women who fly them Straight talk on turbulence, pilot ...

What caused the mysterious explosions? How were they linked? Could they have been prevented? The Flight 981 Disaster addresses these questions and many more, offering a fascinating insiders' look at two dramatic aviation disasters.

Printed to coincide with a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, "At the Controls" is a photographic look at the cockpits of 40 aircraft and five spacecraft of historical note. Full color. 30 archival images.

In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's ...

Twenty-five years after the catastrophe, a dramatic and extraordinarily rare 360-degree view of the crash of a fully loaded jumbo jet.

... cockpit of DC-10s. • First Officer William R. Records, 48, with over 665 hours as a DC-10 first officer. • Second Officer Dudley J. Dvorak, 51, with over 15,000 hours of total flying time; 33 in the DC-10 cockpit. Not in the cockpit ...