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4 or 2?
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Do you feel safer travelling in a plane with 2 engines or 4?
And give a reasonf for your answer, I have my own opinion but don't want to influence anyone
And give a reasonf for your answer, I have my own opinion but don't want to influence anyone
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That's why I can't answer this quetion either.
it's highly unlikely that an engine will just stop working (or catch fire) they test these things to the absolute limit. that said, if one does go down i'd prefer to be in the plane that's just lost 25% of it's power than 50%.
i'm more scared of the hydraulics going, as i've already had that happen once on a flight from LA... about 45 minutes into the flight the pilot calmly announces that we've lost the main hydraulic system (the bits that move the important stuff on the plane's wings) and the emergency back up hydraulics (again, not good) and that the liquid pissing from the plane's wings was them just venting 99% of the fuel (in case of a crash we'd only burn a little bit rather than be engulfed in a massive fireball)
our plane managed to limp back to arizona with everyone on board crapping their pants.
eventually made it back after sitting 7 hours in the departure lounge, that said we were flown back first class by BA which i have to say is how i need to travel from now on, when they say first class they mean it, had my own 'attendant' in the first class lounge before the flight.
so it should make no difference as to whether a plane has 2 or 4 engines, as loosing any engines from a plane that needs 2, or 4 engines to fly is obvioulsy a very bad thing...
so it makes no odds to me
Not so, a plane with 4 engines could happily run on just two. A plane with 2 engines could (to an extent) run on one, but obviously is reduced to gliding should 2 engines fail, whereas this wont happen with a 4 engine plan until it has lost 3 engines.
Same here. But 4 I guess, then you still have three engines running if one messes up.
I have to agree with you... for once
i agree :yes:
the chances are i shall get from A to B more safely than if i was travelling by car on the motorway.
in answer to the question, i dont really care.
hehe
It'd happened to me before and I'm pretty sure I didn't find any reassurance along the lines of "Well it could be worse: I could be on a two engine plane!"