Content tagged with "air-travel"

Airframe
Book Review
June 4, 2017
52

Solid thriller about the apparent cover-up of an inflight incident on trans-pacific flight. Lots of a super geeky airline industry information. If you like jets, this is your book. Fast-paced, page turner. I legitimately couldn’t put it down.

The Crash Detectives: Investigating the World’s Most Mysterious Air Disasters
Book Review
February 10, 2017
33

Somewhat interesting, but scattered. The author bounces around a lot.

Powering the World’s Airliners: Engine Developments from the Propeller to the Jet Age
Deane’s Library
Book Review
July 1, 2024
277

I normally find things to research by reading books. This time I read a book because I wanted to learn more about a thing I was researching. I was writing this entry: Types of Aircraft Engines. I wanted to know more about the differences between turboprops and turbofans. So I found this book, and…