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Old 3rd Dec 2009, 04:33
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stilton
 
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Unfortunately you cannot confuse some people with facts. It seems misplaced loyalty to an inanimate, unforgiving poorly designed machine is more important than an unbiased objective view of the MD11's accident history.


This 'jewel of an Aircraft' will simply continue to crash or be involved in serious accidents and incidents until at least one Airworthiness authority revokes it's C of A, or a crash involving large numbers of fatalities.


What do you think would happen if, for example passenger carrying B777's started to crash or were involved in serious accidents at the same rate as the MD11, or one every few months (the same thing)


A record like that would never be acceptable to the FAA, CAA or other certifying body. The only reason this Aircraft has 'got away with it' for so long is the nature of it's mostly Freighter operation where sadly the 'only' fatalities and injuries have been the very unfortunate crewmembers.
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