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Old 14th Jun 2009, 20:36
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barrymung
 
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The aircraft needs two identical-ish engines for stable flight. The pitot tubes, however are somewhat different.

I fail to see the logic in using three identical tubes, purportedly for safety reasons, when three dissimilar ones would reduce the chances of all three failing due to a design flaw/stock fault.

Little additional cost but reduced likelihood of complete failure. It's a no-brainer as far as I can see.
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