Originally Posted by
Gegenbeispiel
"the probability of the disc being released, is (from memory) and causing a fatal accident, in the order of 10 to the power of -6."
10^(-6) . One in (only) a million. That seems very high. Is that per engine-life (bad enough) or per engine flight hour (really terrible) ?
My sentiments exactly - where's Richard Feynmann when you need him - who's going to debunk bad statistics now he's long gone