Hi BOAC et al,
Yep 180 min. IS a problem - but then again, there was an FAA study some years back that suggested that:
1) If a fire broke out inside the aircraft, you had - on average - 2 min. to put it out, or it would become uncontrollable and...
2) if a fire became uncontrollable, you had on average 14 additional minutes before chances were that nobody would walk away from it.
So - 16 minutes give or take. The difference ETOPS/non-ETOPS suddenly seems academic
It translates to - racing towards nearest land while getting into a position from where you can transit to a ditching in just a few minutes, when the situation becomes untenable & the citadel is about to fall
Or -any other good suggestions out there???
Cheers,
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