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

EDDY, P., E.POTTER & B.PAGE.

ISBN 10: 0812906195 / ISBN 13: 9780812906196

Published by New York Quadrangle/Times, 1976

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gr.8vo. 434 S., zahlr. Abb. auf Tafeln. OHlnbd.m.OU. - In engl. Sprache. Sprache: Englischg 1,100 gr.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Destination Disaster. From the Tri-Motor to the DC-10: The Risk of Flying.
• Publisher: New York Quadrangle/Times
• Publication Date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0812906195
• ISBN 13: 9780812906196
• Binding: OHlnbd.m.OU.
• Edition: 0.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1100 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • LUFTFAHRT / RAUMFAHRT

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Synopsis

*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.