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Old 4th Aug 2009, 11:59
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Do Little
That's hitting the nail square on its head!
Hands up anybody who thinks that the solution is the MPL?????


In the meantime, busidriver's point is absolutely valid - and what he describes is arguably a very poor use of the safety margins built into the structural and performance data. Add into that, that airliner seats are still being designed to withstand crash loads with a maximum occupant mass of 170lb - what proportion of airline passengers mass below that nowadays?

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