View Poll Results: Which currently flying is the safest?
DC 9
5
2.84%
The MD80 and higher series
6
3.41%
Boeing 717/737/757/767/777/747
87
49.43%
Saab 340
21
11.93%
Bombardier Q400
11
6.25%
Airbus 319/320/321/330/340
3
1.70%
CRJ 200/700/900
12
6.82%
Emb 135/145
20
11.36%
Emb 170/190
11
6.25%
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Safest Airplane out there
01-29-2010, 11:16 PM
#31
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The Brits I used to teach always told me how the Concorde had never had an accident. After they lost the one after take off, I ran the numbers: if 737s had the same loss rate per hour as the Concord, there would be a 73 going down every two or three days.
01-30-2010, 06:28 AM
#33
What's A Weekend?
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Cause of the Concorde crash: Continental Airlines (non-standard installation of the metal strip that fell off a DC-10)
01-30-2010, 07:11 AM
#36
Gets Weekends Off
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Position: CRJ Captain
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With the world's best flight crew at the controls, aren't they all 100% safe? I mean really, the world's best flight crew would be able to deal with any emergency to a successful resolution.
Big difference between safe and reliable, and I think both hinge on the corporate culture of the company operating them and not necessarily the engineering philosophy that designed them.
Big difference between safe and reliable, and I think both hinge on the corporate culture of the company operating them and not necessarily the engineering philosophy that designed them.
01-30-2010, 07:37 AM
#37
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: It's still a Guppy, just a bit longer.
Posts: 727
You giggle?
Anyways, I think it's a decent question considering we all have our opinions on this sort of thing. Part of the Airbus 320 series' design involved keeping pilots from killing themselves and their passengers. Unfortunately, they haven't coupled the controls to the EGPWS (at least I don't think) to keep pilots from flying themselves into mountainsides. And since they haven't been able to conclude what happened to Air France off the coast of Brazil, we can't really have a conclusive opinion based on that.
Statistically, you're way less likely to die on a 777 or an A340. RJs do pretty well too. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I can't think of a CRJ accident that didn't involve pilot error?
Anyways, I think it's a decent question considering we all have our opinions on this sort of thing. Part of the Airbus 320 series' design involved keeping pilots from killing themselves and their passengers. Unfortunately, they haven't coupled the controls to the EGPWS (at least I don't think) to keep pilots from flying themselves into mountainsides. And since they haven't been able to conclude what happened to Air France off the coast of Brazil, we can't really have a conclusive opinion based on that.
Statistically, you're way less likely to die on a 777 or an A340. RJs do pretty well too. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I can't think of a CRJ accident that didn't involve pilot error?
01-30-2010, 07:59 AM
#38
Furlough line holder
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: CRJ2, ATR, CRJ7, E145, 737
Posts: 1,845
Oh, they actually keep them inside now? I got used to seeing them littering the maintenance tarmac when I was at recurrent! Of course, it has now been a year since I was furloughed, so I don't know what's going on at OH (and I don't think the people there know either!).
Or inside our own hangers with the engines literally OFF......
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