Originally Posted by
Graybeard
I've seen that so many times on these pages in defense of AB, in effort to end a line of thinking. How about considering the design is just plain defective?
The "Airplane with HAL" :
Number of A330s built : 802
Number of A330 hull losses : 6
Percentage lost : 0.75%
The "Old-fashioned pilot's aircraft" :
Number of DC-10s built : 386
Number of DC-10 hull losses : 31
Percentage lost : 8%
You were saying?