Summary of Eric Lindner's Tiger in the Sea

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 While flying a route from New York to Newfoundland, the pilot of a Lockheed Super Constellation ran into a storm and had a fire in engine no. 3. He feathered the engine and radioed for maintenance.
#2 flying is 100 times more dangerous today than it was in 1962, when a Super Constellation pilot had a fire in engine no. 3.
#3 In the 1950s, a Lockheed Constellation had a fire in engine no. 3. The wreckage and fatalities mounted, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.
#4 On a trip to buy a Jaguar in England, Bob’s wife Edna read in Time magazine that charters were transporting America’s soldiers despite serious safety concerns.

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• Aviation
• History
• Transportation

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 11 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350040173
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Eric Lindner's Tiger in the Sea
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

While flying a route from New York to Newfoundland, the pilot of a Lockheed Super Constellation ran into a storm and had a fire in engine no. 3. He feathered the engine and radioed for maintenance.

#2

flying is 100 times more dangerous today than it was in 1962, when a Super Constellation pilot had a fire in engine no. 3.

#3

In the 1950s, a Lockheed Constellation had a fire in engine no. 3. The wreckage and fatalities mounted, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.

#4

On a trip to buy a Jaguar in England, Bob’s wife Edna read in Time magazine that charters were transporting America’s soldiers despite serious safety concerns.

#5

A US Army pilot had a fire in engine no. 3 in the 1950s. The wreckage and fatalities mounted, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.

#6

In 1941, Murray was flying a plane that was almost certainly going to be destroyed by an ice storm when he was confronted by a student who panicked. Murray took control, flew semi-blind until he discerned an avenue of escape, then banked his two-seater Funk 90 almost vertical between some pine trees but into a web of high-voltage lines. Thousands lost power, the plane was totaled, and a sheared-off wing bolt knocked him out and severed his right ear.

#7

Murray was a tough customer, but he had a tender heart. He loved the fact that, unlike his attorney, doctor, and Wall Street friends and neighbors, he had no problems to take home.

#8

In the 1950s, a Lockheed Constellation had a fire in engine no. 3, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.

#9

The airline known as the Flying Tigers was started by a group of U. S. Marine, Navy, and Army pilots in China in 1941. They flew for a different country in World War II, and after the Pentagon scoffed at their prospects, they disbanded.

#10

Murray’s motto was If JFK feels it’s important to rush some Army Airborne to the Berlin Wall, then I intend to do everything in my power to get those boys there, ASAP.

#11

Murray had to stop the plane in the middle of the runway by reapplying brake pressure, then told Garrett to accompany Sims and try to fix the problem. The main door warning light remained off through climb-out. The door must have sealed properly, they inferred.

#12

The plane that was to take Helga to Germany was late, and the pilot and co-pilot had to stop the plane in the middle of the runway by reapplying brake pressure. Then they told the young stewardesses to accompany Sims and try to fix the problem.

#13

Murray had to stop the plane in the middle of the runway by reapplying brake pressure, then told the stewardesses to accompany Sims and try to fix the problem. The main door warning light remained off through climb-out. The door must have sealed properly, they inferred.

#14

In the 1950s, a Lockheed Constellation had a fire in engine no. 3, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.

#15

The last thing the U. S. Military Academy’s top eye doctor wanted was another dose of stress. When the superintendent, dean of military instruction, or one of the generals who taught at the Academy or were always passing through called at 7:45 p. m. on a Sunday evening to ask if they could swing by his office for a routine exam in 15 minutes, Elander couldn’t say: As my wife and I just sat down to watch The Ed Sullivan Show, can we meet tomorrow. He had to drop everything and obey.

#16

Sims was the oldest, most experienced, and most senior member of the crew. She was also the only one who could legally marry.

#17

In the 1950s, a Lockheed Constellation had a fire in engine no. 3, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.

#18

Flight 13 to West Germany was delayed by the plane’s main door warning light not being on, but the pilots and co-pilot continued to reassure the passengers that everything was fine.

#19

The plane had a fire in engine no. 3, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather. The last thing the military wanted was another defective plane.

#20

Flight 13 to West Germany was delayed by the plane’s main door warning light not being on, but the pilots and co-pilot continued to reassure the passengers that everything was fine. The engines stopped rattling and spitting fireballs shortly after climb-out over the eastern tip of Newfoundland.

#21

The plane had a fire in engine no. 3, but Murray was loyal. He never forgot how the plane had safely flown him to and from the Aleutian oil fields during World War II, despite some very harsh weather.

#22

The plane had a fire in engine no. 3, but Murray was loyal.