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Unwell_Raptor
29th Oct 2003, 00:16
Is there any postwar passenger aircraft that has seen significant service and has never killed a passenger?

Until Paris Concorde would have qualified. Are there any others?

Golf Charlie Charlie
29th Oct 2003, 01:24
I suppose it depends on how small your production run is before you eliminate it as statistically insignificant.

Anyway, the Dassault Mercure is one candidate - 10 built - no fatal events or hull losses.

I am of course thinking of aircraft types which are no longer in service. In-service types include the 777, ERJ-135/140/145, A319, A321, A330 and A340. Also, the Fokker 70, if you consider this a spearate type. The CRJ, I believe, has not killed a passenger, but the recent French incident ended up in the loss of a crew member.

The A330 did have a fatal pre-service test flight.

Lu Zuckerman
29th Oct 2003, 01:45
There is no such thing as 100% safe regarding commercial aircraft. If one of a given type in service has not crashed due to a mechanical or technical problem it will.

There is also no such thing as 10 9 for a system failure that will down an aircraft.

Jesus Christ was born 17,546,280 hours ago +/-. Now think about 1 Billion hours.

:E

Keith.Williams.
29th Oct 2003, 02:14
I don't think the VC10 has killed any passengers.....Although I do recall feeling pretty close to death once or twice on those overnight trips from Belize. But that was probably the RAF green eggs and ham....or was it green ham and eggs? I forget.....

Captain Stable
29th Oct 2003, 04:44
Shorts Belfast? :(

Captain Stable
29th Oct 2003, 15:43
Do you consider the C130 a freighter?

Herod
29th Oct 2003, 20:15
Depending on which war you are "post", the HP42 "Heracles" "Hannibal" etc. Possibly the best airline job ever.