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Gear up, mishaps down : the evolution of naval aviation safety, 1950-2000 / Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn, USN (Ret).
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Dunn, Robert F., 1928-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017]
Description
xi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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VG93 .A79 2017
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United States Navy
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Aviation
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Safety measures
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United States Navy
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Aviation
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History
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20th century
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Summary note
"Less than five years after naval aviation had been in the forefront of the forces that defeated Imperial Japan, it found itself in serious trouble. One of the first steps to re-order priorities and save naval aviation was to solve the problem of increasing numbers of accidents. Over the next fifty years that problem was indeed solved to the extent that today, despite hot wars, cold wars, contingencies and peacetime operations in support of friends and allies the Navy/Marine accident rate is at least as good as that of the Air Force and approached that of commercial aviation. The keys to how this was achieved lies with dedicated and professional leadership, a focus on lessons learned from mishaps and near-mishaps, a willingness to learn and adopt new leadership, training, management, maintenance and supply styles and procedures. All this and more is described in this book."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index.
Contents
Preface: A most remarkable story
Black as midnight
Difficult days: a soaring mishap rate
The competition: American aviation overall
Beginning to get it right
Naval aviation's transition to jets
Aircraft carriers: changes and modifications
Beyond jets and aircraft carriers
The catalyst for improvement: the Naval Safety Center
Six amazing years: RAGS, NATOPS, and more
The doc: aerospace medicine
flight surgeons and more
Discovering human factors
Naval aviation maintenance and supply
The underappreciated: aircraft, aircraft systems, and design safety
Making believe: simulators and synthetic trainers
On to the twenty-first century: ORM, CRM, and culture workshops
Success: Summary and conclusions
Afterword
Appendix 1: Marine aviation
Appendix 2: Naval Safety Center yearly major mishap statistics
Appendix 3: Navy and Marine accident reporting classifications
Appendix 4: Aviation-oriented safety center publications
Appendix 5: Principal carrier alterations
Appendix 6: Typical straight-deck carrier landing pattern
Chronology
Glossary.
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Evolution of naval aviation safety, 1950-2000
ISBN
9781682470053 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
1682470059 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016040838
OCLC
945951283
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