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Old 11th Jun 2003, 04:44
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Please understand that the predicted rate of failure is based not on the flying hours of one aircraft but on a fleet of aircraft of a given type. If KOS's worst case scenario of 5000 hours is correct a fleet of helicopters can reach 5000 hours in a short period of time and as such would be dropping from the sky at an alarming rate.

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