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Old 28th Mar 2013, 18:48
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RobertS975
 
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The ETOPS time doesn't matter if your airplane is burning! SR111 couldn't stay in the air for 35 minutes after the cockpit crew reported smoke. AC 797 had a lavatory fire over the heartland of the USA and couldn't land in time to avoid mass casualties.
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