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Old December 17th 07, 12:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Airbus writes:

Would you please provide documentation for this statement?


The vast number of incidents linked to engine problems in piston airplanes, as
compared to the very much smaller number of incidents linked to engine
problems in jets.

Indeed, jets are what make modern commercial air travel possible. Piston
engines would have never been reliable enough or powerful enough to make it
happen.