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Fighter planes. Today, we have few accidents, but during the Cold War, it was common. "F-100 Super Sabre fighter had an average of 21 Class A mishaps per 100,0
by CapitalistCartr 7y ago
Fighter planes. Today, we have few accidents, but during the Cold War, it was common. "F-100 Super Sabre fighter had an average of 21 Class A mishaps per 100,000 hours"
- mcguire 7y agohttps://www.safety.af.mil/Portals/71/documents/Aviation/Aircraft%20Statistics/F-16.pdf https://www.safety.af.mil/Portals/71/documents/Aviation/Airc... F-16 Flight Mishap History (1975-2018). Lifetime Class A rate is 3.39. ("Class A Mishap. A mishap resulting in one or more of the following: 1. Direct mishap cost totaling $2,000,000 or more ($1,000,000 for mishaps occurring before FY10). 2. A fatality or permanent total disability. 3. Destruction of a DoD aircraft. NOTE: A destroyed UAV/RPA is not a Class A mishap unless the preceding criteria in “1” or “2” are met.") See https://www.safety.af.mil/Divisions/Aviation-Safety-Division/Aviation-Statistics/ https://www.safety.af.mil/Divisions/Aviation-Safety-Division... for the whole shebang.
- lostphilosopher 7y agoThanks for the link! Haven't gone through all the historical data, but a data point that stood out: F-100 hit 1724.1 in '85. I suppose numbers like that could bring averages up in a hurry.
- mcguire 7y agoWell, yeah, 1 destroyed in 58 flying hours will do that. But the F-100 lifetime rate is 21/100,000 hours. Ick. I personally like the U-2 (https://www.safety.af.mil/Portals/71/documents/Aviation/Aircraft%20Statistics/U-2.pdf https://www.safety.af.mil/Portals/71/documents/Aviation/Airc...). '63-'69: 4 totally destroyed, 1 pilot death, 0 flying hours. Lifetime Class A: 4.84/100,000hrs.