Accession Number:

ADA106889

Title:

Report of the President's Task Force on Aircraft Crew Complement

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON AIRCRAFT CREW COMPLEMENT WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• McLucas, John L.
• Drinkwater, III., Fred J.
• Leaf, Howard W.

Report Date:

1981-07-02

Pagination or Media Count:

104.0

Abstract:

The Presidents Task Force on Aircraft Crew Complement 1 Reviewed the August 1980 decision by the Federal Aviation Administration to certify the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 aircraft for operation by a minimum of two persons and 2 made recommendations concerning the use of two-member crews in the proposed Boeing 757 and 767 and other new generation commercial jet aircraft. Principal conclusions of the Task Force are Operation of the DC-9-80 by a crew of two is safe and the FAAs certification of the DC-9-80 for operation by a minimum crew of two was proper and in compliance with the Federal Aviation Act.

Descriptors:

• *COMMERCIAL AVIATION
• *AERONAUTICS
• *FLIGHT CREWS
• *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
• *POLICIES
• COMPLEMENT(BIOLOGY)
• TASK FORCES
• LEGISLATION
• AVIATION SAFETY
• JET AIRCRAFT
• REQUIREMENTS

Subject Categories:

• Commercial and General Aviation
• Administration and Management

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE