September 13, 1999
Mr. James Hall
Chairman
National Transportation Safety Board
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20594
Dear Mr. Hall,
We noticed with interest your comment in the U.S.A.
Today (August 25, 99) article that the media process
"can outstrip common sense". Surely, it can be said that the
process for NTSB fact finding in the cause for most air crash
fatalities "can outstrip common sense".
Why has the NTSB failed to recognize that the cause of
most air crash fatalities is due to the fundamental flaws which
are inherent in conventional airliners? What could be more
stupid in airliner design than the irresponsible practice of
hanging engines and landing gear onto fuel tank supporting
structure in combination with excessively high takeoff and
landing speeds on overstressed tires? These flaws have never existed
in the Burnelli Lifting Body design. The NTSB has refused to
recognize this fact publicly, and this negligence is
responsible for most of the aircrash deaths for decades. I
might add that, in 1980, the eminent Professor Edmund Cantilli
of New York Polytechnic advised all government agencies [Ed.: including NTSB] and
the industry that "the use of Burnelli airliners would reduce
air crash fatalities by 85%".
I am enclosing herewith a copy of an
article which I wrote at the request of the International
Airline Passengers Association over two years ago. It was
accepted for publication in their "next" First Class magazine,
but it never appeared. The relative correspondence is
attached. I am also sending you the Burnelli video, "BURNELLI:
The Greatest Story in Aviation History". I hope you will share
the article and the video with your colleagues.
Please send us your comments on the above.
Thank you and best wishes.
Sincerely,
Chalmers H. Goodlin
Chairman & CEO
Enclosures:
USA Today - August 25, 99
"Cash Probe Coverage Questioned"
The New York Times International - September 2, 99 "Death
Toll in jet Crash..."
US Army Air Corps Test results
Burnelli Fighter Bomber X-BAB-3
September 19, 39
"Airline Safety is in a Deep Rut"
By C.H. Goodlin - June 3, 97
Eight misc. pages from the
www.aircrash.org web site
"Most Aircraft Deaths Unnecessary"
By Prof. E.J. Cantilli -1983
