Description: Destination Disaster: From the Tri-Motor to the DC-10 - The Risk of Flying By Paul Eddy, Elaine Potter and Bruce Page Published: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co, 1976. 434 pp. Hardcover in original binding and dust jacket. The text is a bit yellowed. Not Ex-Lib.*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.I've done my best to describe the book, but if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.
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Location: Clemmons, North Carolina
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Year Printed: 1976
Topic: American (US)
Binding: Hardcover
Origin: American
Country of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: Exceptional and RARE book!, 1st Edition, Illustrated
