Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
It would be impossible to bring an airplane like a B-17 to be compliant with the passenger safety standards of today's Part 25 airplanes - but the public does not know this, and does not try to inform themselves.
What is interesting is that the 10 year restoration of NX611 seems to be held to the same UK standards as commercial pax aircraft by weight class, Andrew Panton putting the Lanc in the same weight class as larger commerical types - this from an airworthiness standard, not necessarily a pax safety standard. Apparently far different from the restoration occuring in Windsor. Interesting video on CA paperwork for NX611 if so inclined.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue5t...84993057850026