Aircraft Type Analysis
Deep-dive safety analyses of individual aircraft types, drawing on the case files in the archive. Curated write-ups combine service history, notable accidents, causal patterns, and regulatory response.
Featured Analyses
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
A wide-body trijet developed as a stretched, re-engined DC-10 successor. Advanced for its time but plagued by handling quirks, an unforgiving stall margin, and a hull-loss rate that pushed most passenger operators to retire it early.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
The original domestic-range variant of the DC-10 widebody trijet. Certified in 1971 for US transcontinental service, it became the type's public face during a string of high-profile accidents in the 1970s that reshaped cargo-door design, engine-pylon inspection, and slat-hydraulic redundancy across the industry.
Boeing 747SR-46
A short-range, high-density derivative of the Boeing 747-100 built exclusively for Japan Airlines' domestic trunk routes. Reinforced for an extreme number of pressurisation cycles and configured for nearly 500 passengers, it is remembered above all as the type of Japan Airlines Flight 123 — the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history.
All Types in Archive
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