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Re:Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? by dutchrapley on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @10:26AM (#9646048)
You say that as if a twin engine plane is safer. Twin engine airplanes should be treated the same as a single engine aircraft. Most small twin engine airplanes typically cannot fly efficiently with a single engine if you have passengers and/or cargo. If you have two engines, you double the chance of failure.
Re:Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? by virken2015 on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @01:03PM (#9647226)
A bit of risk, but huge rewards. Little planes actually glide quite well, so with some altitude it's often possible to make an uneventful landing where the plane is bent but the people are fine.
Re:Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? by arisAlexis on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @11:46AM (#9646629)
The future is airplanes that have parachutes (for the plane itself). There is a prototype in x-plane. If that's the case yes I would.
Re:Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? by noir-york on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @10:09AM (#9645916)
Why not? A helicopter is even more dangerous than a plane anyway and there are millions of flight hours every day, safely.
Re:Would you fly in a single engine aircraft? by morkfromork on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @10:57AM (#9646243)
Would you let everyone live on a single planet? I know I wouldn't. Talk about throwing caution to the wind.