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lellololes t1_izbnfnp wrote

Reply to comment by iamnotbillyjoel in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed

Would it make you feel better if you knew that the jet engines that power the 747-800 are from the series of engines that also powers the 787?

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[deleted] t1_izbnkq2 wrote

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Squattedtrucksarebad t1_izbshfy wrote

Just under 4% of the total amount of B747s have been involved in an accident that lead to a Hull loss. Some of which weren't even down to fault of the plane.

The 747-8 doesn't contributes to any of them as far as I'm aware.

Planes are built to a different standard to cars. Cars are mass produced. Planes aren't.

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flume t1_izcz7i2 wrote

Wait, 1 out of every 25 747s ever built has been destroyed in a crash? Damn I know they've been operating a long time and it includes stuff like CFIT incidents, but I'm surprised it's that high.

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Made_of_Awesome t1_izdbu2a wrote

Not crash, just loss beyond economical repair. The stats include everything from terrorist attacks, cargo fires, and floods while in storage.

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