Word: tristar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...vigilance in the past, had not been properly supervising the maintenance procedures used on the DC-10. Before appearing on the Hill, Bond ordered a precautionary inspection of the engine pylon mountings on three other wide-bodied jets operated in the U.S.: the Boeing 747, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and the European-built A300 Airbus...
...over the DC-10 again raises the question of whether federal regulators work too closely with the industry they regulate to remain as critical as they should be. Certainly the DC-10 was rushed into production in the early 1970s in a successful race to catch up with the TriStar, its main rival. Were corners cut by both the manufacturer and its watchdogs in the heat of competition...
...critics of the jet claim it has more basic problems. They charge that the plane does not have as many redundant or fail-safe systems to handle an emergency as other wide-bodied jets. In particular, they cite the hydraulic systems. The DC-10 has three, whereas the Lockheed TriStar has four and the Boeing 747 has five. The DC-10 places its hydraulic lines along the leading-and more exposed-wing edge, rather than in the trailing edge, where the 747's and Tri-Star's are located. Critics also claim the hydraulic lines under...
...Airbus A310 is derived from the larger and highly successful A300, the first twin-engine and wide-bodied jet. The Dash 400 is a slightly smaller version of the Lockheed TriStar 1011. Lockheed is also experimenting with a long-range model, the Dash 500, which would fly 6,100 miles at one stretch...
Airlines are trying to cope by putting on more flights. United, for example, is adding 129 per day. Aisles will become narrower and the cabins more cramped as an extra seat per row is added by many airlines in the Lockheed TriStar, Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jumbos. To handle the flood of incoming calls, the airlines are hiring more agents; American has engaged 250 and United...