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Re: Re: Way OT : Any maths bods around?
David Buckley wrote:
> Engine failure is just one of a complex set of possibilities that can
> occur causing death by aircraft, and due to the unusual nature of the
> distribution of probabilites of bad things happening, MTBF isnt a
> useful measure for liklyhood of death. Probability of death by
> aircraft is quoted as a number in terms of MPD, million passenger
> departures.
<insert obligatory urban legend>
You stand more chance of being kicked to death by a donkey than you do
of dieing in a plane crash...
Jim
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