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Anatomy of a Plane Crash
Written by Amie Leavitt
Narrated by Various Narrators
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Air travel is one of the safest methods of transportation, but when a disaster happens, it captures the public's imagination. Learn about how airplanes are built, how researchers investigate a crash, how engineers are making planes safer, and more.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just what I needed as introduction to flying. Great read.