17 minutes to live
A recent discussion in a bar with friends brought up this old chestnut. A recent simulator exercise had an on board fire indication. Now there is a lot of information out there and it all seems to say that you have on average 17 minutes to get the aircraft back on the ground. This is based on data from previous incidents, most of which date back to the period 1970-2000. My question is, 25 years on is this still the case? Have better designed components, aircraft made a difference. You will never rule out things such as DG incidents. Curious on examples and thoughts. The only one that immediately springs to mind is UPS 747 freighter in Dubai. That was 26 minutes roughly from indication to loss of control. Discuss.