rethink?
Is it simply the case that uncontained failures have not (yet) risen to the top of the risk matrix, rather than it is impossible to protect against them as some are saying?
By virtue of the high number of passengers (873) the plane can carry does the risk matrix for A380 engines need a rethink?
The "Value of statistical life" is the amount that the US government thinks we should pay to reduce the probability of some particular person’s death from 1.00 (that is, death with certainty) to 0 (perfect safety). In 2008 the figure was US$6.9m. This is the cost to society overall of a premature death by accident.
So a fully loaded airbus carries human cargo totaling $5.8 billion in "statistical value".
Chainsaw Chaps pants can jam a chain in an instant, kevlar can stop a bullet, lightweight ceramic plates absorb high velocity projectiles, F1 cars can contain a separated wheel, so adding a few inches to the diameter of the engine to install some kind of custom new and expensive material is feasible?
The question is, who would pay for the research?
Mickjoebill