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Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna: 1960-1994: Race car driver Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna was a famous professional race car driver and sportsman at the time of his death in a racing crash in 1994. After an outstanding career on the kart racing circuit, Senna was a three-time champion of the elite... Read more |
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James Dean
James Dean (James Byron Dean), 1931-55, American film actor, b. Marion, Ind. After a few stage and television roles, Dean was chosen to play the moody, rebellious son in the film East of Eden (1953). He was further identified with restless, inarticulate youth in his second film Rebel without a... Read more |
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Bobby Charlton
Bobby Charlton (Sir Robert Charlton), 1937-, one of the most celebrated of all English soccer players. Famous for his graceful athleticism, powerfully accurate kick, and sportsmanlike behavior, Charlton was (1954-73) a forward for Manchester United, making his pro debut in 1956. He survived the... Read more |
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Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher , 1969-, German auto race driver, b. Hürth-Hermühlheim. Regarded as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era, he debuted as a racecar driver in 1988 and within two years had become Germany's Formula Three champion. His first F1 race was the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, and... Read more |
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Flight data recorders
Flight Data Recorders █ KELLI A. MILLER In the earliest days of air transportation, plane crashes yielded few clues for safety investigators. Investigators would struggle to figure out what happened immediately preceding the accident but often fail to come to any definite conclusions... Read more |
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speculation
speculation practice of engaging in business in order to make quick profits from fluctuations in prices, as opposed to the practice of investing in a productive enterprise in order to share in its earnings. The term is sometimes applied to investment in a venture involving abnormal risks along with... Read more |
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Titanic
Titanic , British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14-15, 1912, less than three hours after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. The Titanic, thought to be the fastest ship afloat and almost unsinkable, was on her maiden voyage and... Read more |
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Lockerbie
Lockerbie , village (1991 pop. 3,892), Scotland, site of a 1988 airplane crash. On Dec. 21, 1988, a New York-bound Pan Am Boeing 747 exploded in flight as a result of a terrorist bomb and crashed in and around Lockerbie. The crash killed all 259 people aboard and 11 on the ground. In Nov., 1991, the... Read more |
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the Pentagon
the Pentagon building accommodating the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Located in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is a vast five-sided building designed by Los Angeles architect G. Edwin Bergstrom. It consists of five concentric pentagons connected to each other... Read more |
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Faulty Rudder Blamed in 737 Crashes
...1999 Faulty Rudder Blamed in 737 Crashes SPRINGFIELD...cause of the 1994 crash of USAir Flight 427...case for the crashes and the near...Pittsburgh crash, a powerful...Colorado Springs ... |
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RUDDER BLAMED IN TWO 737 CRASHES INVESTIGATORS REJECT BOEING'S...
...horrifying plane crashes and a disturbingly...were caused by a rudder malfunction that...the pilots, air crash investigators...likely cause of the 1994 crash of USAir Flight 427 near...what caused the crash ... |
 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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RUDDER FORMALLY BLAMED IN '91 SPRINGS JET CRASH REVISED REPORT COMES YEARS...
...cause of the crash - rudder malfunction...coupled with the 1994 fatal crash of USAir Flight 427...3, 1991, crash that killed...Boeing 737-200 Rudder pedals: The...vertical when it crashes. ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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SAFETY BOARD OFFICIALLY BLAMES RUDDER IN 737 CRASHES
...Board today blamed a rudder reversal for the 1994 crash of a USAir Flight near...Airlines near-crash in 1996 in...causing the two crashes and near-crash. The USAir ... |
 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Four USAir suits settled.(News)
...lawsuits regarding the 1994 crash of USAir Flight 427 from...Airport Sept. 8, 1994. National Transportation...defendants - Boeing, USAir Inc. (now U...which manufactured a rudder valve on the 737...Rudder ... |
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Analysis: Boeing's decision to redesign rudders on 737 aircraft
...737s. The rudder moves the plane...another deadly rudder failure. NPR...reporting: Faulty rudders were blamed for two fatal crashes of 737s over...One was a USAir crash near Pittsburgh in ... |
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Rudders Faulted in Crashes of 737s
...25-1999 Rudders Faulted in...believes rudder changes made...referring to the crashes and rudder...cause of the 1994 crash of USAir Flight 427...split the rudder panel so...designing ... |
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NTSB finds rudder problems likely cause of 1991 United Airlines crash.
...Failure of a rudder control likely...which Boeing blamed for the crash...have also caused USAir Flight 427 to crash near Pittsburgh in 1994 and caused another...t result in a crash. Rudder ... |
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AGAIN, A 737 RUDDER GOES AWRY PLANE LANDS IN CHICAGO, BUT IS REMINISCENT OF...
...Southern Bureau Rudder problems blamed for a fatal Boeing 737 crash in Colorado...for the two crashes, supposedly...1991, and USAir Flight 427...Sept. 8, 1994. The crashes...two fatal ... |
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737 RUDDER REDESIGN ORDERED FAA-MANDATED CHANGES TO BOEING'S U.S. FLEET MAY...
...redesign the rudder system on...fatal 737 crashes in the 1990s were blamed on a rudder...the fatal crash of a 737 near Pittsburgh in 1994, are inadequate...cause of the USAir Flight 427...aircraft. The ... |
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