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Old 22nd Apr 2019, 20:51
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Thrust Augmentation
 
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Thank you GRC;

Originally Posted by GordonR_Cape
How many B737 NGs suffered structural failure and fell out of the sky? None.
True, but it's still a pretty fresh aircraft

Originally Posted by GordonR_Cape
How many B737 NGs were flown into the ground by various accidents? Several.
Completely not what or why I'm asking.

I'm not trying to suggest for a second that NG's are going to start falling out of the sky, but if approval was granted on the basis of parts tolerances that weren't acheived, I'm puzzled.
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