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> In airplane design, almost all catastrophic failures happen only the first time. Presumably you meant airliners specifically?
by MaxBarraclough 3y ago
> In airplane design, almost all catastrophic failures happen only the first time.
Presumably you meant airliners specifically?
- wolverine876 3y agoWithout knowing the specific technical meaning of 'airliners', yes that sounds about right. Maybe 'non-experimental airplanes'?
- marcosdumay 3y agoGeneral aviation is full of repeating disasters. And agricultural aviation is well, about as safe as a bunch of cowboys operating tractors.
- wolverine876 3y agoRepeating catastrophic design flaws though? I'd think the even the most inhumane manufacturers would face too much liability to allow the second one to happen.
- MaxBarraclough 3y agoWhat counts as a catastrophic design flaw? Piston engines sometimes stop unexpectedly. This happens in general aviation, and sadly it quite often results in a fatal crash. If you ban piston engines and only allow turbine engines (which are much less prone to unexpectedly stopping), you effectively kill general aviation.
- throwup238 3y agoThose repeating disasters are mostly misjudging the weather and miscalculating fuel.