Why we should critically question the AIA’s conclusions as to the risk posed by aircraft high bypass turbofan rotor bursts and whether current generation aircraft meet the FAA’s 1 in 20 rotor burst consequential risk requirement
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Posted in Aerospace Safety, Stochastic processes, tagged A, AC 20-128A, chi squared test, complex systems, Risk, rotor burst, stochastic on 07/03/2011 | Leave a Comment »
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