ISBN: 0345272072
Godina izdanja: 1978
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Saobraćaj
Autor: Strani

Paul Eddy, Elaine Potter, Bruce Page - Destination Disaster
Ballantine, 1978
594 str.
meki povez
stanje: dobro

*Destination Disaster* is a remarkable book of the politics in the (wide-body) commercial-aviation industry, and an accounting of the political warfare between McDonald Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft to gain acceptance of their designs during the early competition for wide-body commercial aircraft. One company, McDonald, pushed hard in Washington to prevent the technically more-advanced L1011 from being accepted in the commercial airline industry, only to see its candidate, the DC-10, later prove to be a safety nightmare. It is a spell-binding account of the troubles that ensued. In the end, Douglas` effort helped prevent acceptance of the L1011 for large-scale orders, and the plane ended production far too soon due to lowered order rate.

From the Tri-Motor to the DC-10:
The Risk of Flying

CONTENTS
Preface
1. A Legal and Moral Problem
2. The Numbers of Safety
3. `Build Comfort and Put Wings on It`
4. The Spiritualist of St. Louis
5. The Great Airbus Stakes: A Game of Skill and Chance
6. Fly Before They Roll
7. Daniel Haughton`s Possum Hunt
8. The Ordeal of Bryce McCormick
9. Fat, Dumb and Happy-The Failure of the FAA
10. The Applegate Memorandum
11. The Only Way to Fly
12. Friendship in Turkey
13. The Invisible Airplane
14. Massacre in the Forest
15. Recovery for Wrongful Death
Epilogue
Authors` Note
Appendix A. Aircraft Engines
Appendix B. Cargo-Door Locking Systems
Appendix C. Airline Safety
Appendix D. The Basnight Memorandum
Appendix E. Hazell-McCabe Reports
Appendix F. The Victims of Ship 29
Index


Aviation, avijacija, Aircraft accidents