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Boeing Milestone : http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post--boeings-737-marks-a-big-milestone

8,000. That's a lot of aircraft!

Hagar wrote:8,000. That's a lot of aircraft!

Just a few more than the venerable Cessna 152.... ...>>>

"Role: Multipurpose civil aircraft
Manufacturer Cessna
Introduction 1977
Produced 1977–1985
Number built 7,584
Developed from the Cessna 150"

Paul.... ...!

...mind you...over 20,000 Supermarine Spitfires were built... ...!

8000 is quite a milestone..........and sadly, also the highest crash rate of any aircraft ever produced......

expat wrote:8000 is quite a milestone..........and sadly, also the highest crash rate of any aircraft ever produced......

You got me thinking, so I looked it up.

I guess it all depends on how you look at it.


AirSafe.com

On the one hand, the Airbus A310 has a "Fatal Crash Rates Per Million Flights" of 1.36.

The worst Boeing, the 737-100/200, is .61. And for ALL Boeing models it's .29.


However, the Airbus A310 is listed as having only 4.69 million flights.

The 737-100/200 is listed as having had 58.29 million flights.

For ALL Boeing 737 types it's 175.61 million flights.



As to Which type of flying is safer



In any event, you're much better taking a commercial flight than flying with me.

My father loved the little Minipig, as he called the 737 He flew them for United for a lotta years back late 60-late 70's, Mostly commuter hops up and down the California/Oregon/Washington routes. SFO>LAX>SFO>PDX>SEA>PDX>SFO was the day's usual plan. United Still flies those routes I think...

Pat☺

OldAirmail wrote:

expat wrote:8000 is quite a milestone..........and sadly, also the highest crash rate of any aircraft ever produced......

You got me thinking, so I looked it up.

I guess it all depends on how you look at it.


AirSafe.com

On the one hand, the Airbus A310 has a "Fatal Crash Rates Per Million Flights" of 1.36.

The worst Boeing, the 737-100/200, is .61. And for ALL Boeing models it's .29.


However, the Airbus A310 is listed as having only 4.69 million flights.

The 737-100/200 is listed as having had 58.29 million flights.

For ALL Boeing 737 types it's 175.61 million flights.



As to Which type of flying is safer



In any event, you're much better taking a commercial flight than flying with me.

Crashes per million flights, I have always thought of as a way to massage the figures to look better. Hull loses are the way it should be looked at, as bits of metal on the ground are far more representative than a figure made up by someone who wants to sell a smiling result.......?

Matt