I'm sure some of the 58 would have died even using the chute
It's really not cut and dry one way or the other is it?
I wonder how they compare to other aircraft? To be fair, I don't know what the fatal accident rate per hour of flying is for most aircraft makes??? ... But 118 seems very high for the 6000 or so airframes produced so far? I'd love to know. I might be more convinced if it compared favourably ... Though for an aeroplane designed to be safe I'd hope it would be a lot better.
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