Airpower, January 1st, 2002
Editor's Note:
Poised to propel the newly created McDonnell Douglas Corporation into the final third of the 20th Century as the nation's leading manufacturer of commercial jet aircraft, the DC-10 was supposed to be a 'slam-dunk' success as the world's only wide-bodied, three-engined jetliner. With a potential market for 1,000 airplanes and design acumen of Douglas, combined with the financial horsepower and business expertise of McDonnell, this jumbo tri-jet should have been an unstoppable force in the airliner marketplace. And it deserved to be. What happened to derail this grand scheme is...
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