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Old 12th February 2015 | 23:05
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13snoopy
 
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Hughes500,

No. You are wrong.

Are you aware of how much a typical aviation manufacturer pays and must put aside for lawsuits????? Check that out and then come back here and tell us.
A Toyota issue crops up and usually the car stops working. An aircraft issue crops up and the ship usually falls from the sky.
Does that sound remotely the same to you???
Statistically speaking, the percentage of lawsuits filed against an aircraft company PER accident is in the order of a magnitude of at least one hundred compared to a similar auto accident.
The consequences of failure resulting in tragedy are thousands of times more likely in an aircraft accident versus a car accident.
Autos do occasionally have an issue that causes a death. On the other hand, an aircraft manufacturer that has a product failure nearly always results in fatalities. Big difference, mate. Big, big difference.
Stop typing and start thinking.
PS
I laugh if you own an aircraft company that buys stuff but you don't understand why aviation manufacturers MUST charge huge prices. Surely you aren't really as naive as you sound?!
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