Originally Posted by
Desert185
"The Achilles' heel of Douglas designs was that ergonomically and technologically they were somewhat behind the competition."
We're talking a 1958 design. You don't fly, right?
I was just stating an opinion drawn from what I know. I'm aware a lot of pilots - especially those of the old school - tend to have a lot of love for Douglas, but from an engineering perspective their designs erred towards the conservative, even by 1958 standards. Perhaps the two factors are related!