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by gbugniot 3259 days ago
Will you find acceptable a plane crash because of technical failure?

Determinism rules for aeronautical engineers (software and hardware), and thus, today, flying is the safest transportation mode.

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> Will you find acceptable a plane crash because of technical failure?

Oh but they did and still do, but has improved, as every technology matures. My great-grandparents traveled a lot by airplane in the 50's, and always traveled separately so the kids didn't lose both parents in the event of a crash, but guess what happened the one time they traveled together...

> It is estimated that approximately 22 percent of aviation accidents are caused by mechanical failures.

Source: http://www.trial-law.com/aop/mechanical-failures/

Whoa, did they both really die together in a plane crash?! How tragic if true.