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To: biff

With new, different engines come new, different air bleeding systems and new, different computer and control systems. With not nearly as well-established known failure/replacement rates.


11 posted on 03/31/2012 3:27:51 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I mean, one of the most modern passenger jets out there flown by Air France was lost in part because of frozen pitot tubes (airspeed measurement) - the other part being crew not trained properly to handle such an event correctly). These tubes been around a LOOOOONG time.


12 posted on 03/31/2012 3:30:57 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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Not buying it. Sure hope Martin-Baker has better luck.


13 posted on 03/31/2012 3:39:09 PM PDT by biff (WAS)
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I have to agree with Secret Agent Man


19 posted on 03/31/2012 3:51:09 PM PDT by U-238
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