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Old 6th Mar 2013, 16:34
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HazelNuts39
 
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I think Weber is correct in speculating that reduced battery reliability will affect ETOPS limits. After a first failure that results in a decision to divert to an alternate, the probability of a second failure that results in the need to use the battery, and the probability that the battery will then have failed, increases with the remaining flight time.
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