Airframe
Readers rate it 3.6 (292 on Hardcover)
448 pages · Released Aug 3, 2006 · Arrow Books Ltd
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A note for parents
Airframe is a techno-thriller centered on an aircraft accident investigation rather than action sequences, making it primarily cerebral. The incident that triggers the plot involves deaths and injuries, but violence is not graphically depicted or gratuitous. The novel contains moderate profanity, some drinking/smoking in professional settings, and brief romantic tension; these elements are incidental to the main story. Crichton's detailed exploration of aerospace engineering, corporate accountability, and media dynamics offers significant educational value.
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Airframe is a novel by the American writer Michael Crichton, his eleventh under his own name and twenty-first overall, first published in 1996, in hardcover, by Knopf and then in 1997, as a paperback, by Ballantine Books. The plot follows Casey Singleton, a quality assurance vice president at the fictional aerospace ma... Airframe is a novel by the American writer Michael Crichton, his eleventh under his own name and twenty-first overall, first published in 1996, in hardcover, by Knopf and then in 1997, as a paperback, by Ballantine Books. The plot follows Casey Singleton, a quality assurance vice president at the fictional aerospace manufacturer Norton Aircraft, as she investigates an in-flight accident aboard a Norton-manufactured airliner that leaves three passengers dead and 56 injured. ---------- See also: Airframe. 1/2
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- air safety
- media relations
- investigative journalism
- human-machine interaction
- Pilot-induced oscillation
- type rating
- first officers
- flight engineers
- aircraft systems
- CEOs
- trade unions
- Federal Aviation Administration
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ISBN 9780099556312 · Arrow Books Ltd