Hundred percent safe?
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Hundred percent safe?
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?
Until Paris Concorde would have qualified. Are there any others?
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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.
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.
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100% safe. Don't bet on it.
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.
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.
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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.....
