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Old 24th Jul 2012, 10:05
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Very true but I suspect that the type will eventually be priced out of the market by insurance costs. And all of us will be paying increased premiums.
Not sure about that one MJ, I would hazard a guess and say the majority of the insurance payouts are to passenger crash victims, their heirs or people/property on the ground as opposed to hull replacement in a successful BRS deployment at least in the US. If chutes reduce this then surely that would reflect in reduced insurance premiums. Also, perhaps the increased number of crash survivors due to BRS will reduce the manufacturers product liability and lawyer costs which accounts for a significant percentage of the price of a new plane and has caused manufacturers like Piper etc. to cease production in the past and discouraged others from commencing design and production.
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