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Old 20th Oct 2009, 18:44
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Haven't there been three double engine-failures in commercial jets in about the past year? There was the Airbus into Heathrow and the Hudson river landing. Wasn't there a third?
Jets are far far safer with multi engines!

You mention the Hudson River. They had the extreme bad luck of a large flock of birds taking out both engines.

Follow that through and there are scores of occasions where an engine has had to be shut down for a number of reasons including bird ingestion.

Had these all been single engine jets there would have been a mass of accidents with them falling out of the sky!

even if it's not backed up by real-world reality shown by the accident statistics.
The airlines would save a fortune if they could get hold of your statistics think a solid case for One engine airlines?


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