Gear up, mishaps down : the evolution of naval aviation safety, 1950-2000 / Robert F. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Robert F., 1928- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Aviation--Safety measures.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017]

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68247-022-9