Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a CAR !!
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Roger
... I can't help but wonder if people really understand the risk ?...would you buy your partner a 30 year old car with no ABS brakes or dynamic stability control or any of the other current safety devices and protections and tell them to use that to take the kids to school and back every day ?
The differences between an airplane and a car are subtle, so it is understandable if you can not tell them apart.
So provided the airframe has not done too many hours in the air (by the way I am talking about an airplane here, not your 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo) and it has not exceeded the prescribed number of take-off and landing cycles (airplane again, still not the Porsche) and it has a full maintenance history (could be either now) it is better than a new one (read on)
One of the well known engineering phenomenon is that new things are unreliable, there are a surprising number of early life failures.
Things then settle down and on the whole give you many years of fairly trouble free enjoyment.
Then after a certain point the unreliability starts to increase.
This holds true for airplanes, cars and even people.
Best Wishes
Paper Tiger
Would would a fine bunch of AIR's LAME's know ?
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Then after a certain point the unreliability starts to increase.
Paper Tiger
Ever wondered why AIR generally sell their aircraft at about the 18 year point ? Maybe they're interested in providing a reliable service ?
P.S. Is it a car, is it a plane, or is it a helicopter...the answer lies within...just for you PT, enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-1pXbW5wVg You see it is easy to be confused :) Wonder how they will be going at the 20 year point ?