Re: twin vs. single

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In a message dated 11/5/02 2:09:13 AM Central Standard Time, scrappyfltnurse@yahoo.com writes:


> Looking for feed back from flight teams that are operating single engines and considering going to twins... What is the motivation?
> Also, programs operatins twin engines and considering going to singles....What is the motivation?
> Are Twin engines safer? 



We opted for twin engines because of power.  The ships that had the muscle we wanted were medium twins (we fly BK's now).

As for safety...it would seem intuitive that twins are safer, but there is no data to support that.  Statistically, there is no difference in crash rates between singles and twins.

David

David Phillips, BS, LP
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Scott and White Hospital
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