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On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:58:11 -0800, Delvin Benet ýt wrote:

On 1/28/2013 8:39 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:28:36 -0800, Delvin Benet ýt wrote:

On 1/28/2013 7:03 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

"Mr.B1ack" wrote:

And Boeing didn't spin fast enough to prevent the
perception of the 787 becoming that of a flaming
deathtrap.

Who has died aboard a 787?

No one.

How many people are afraid they might have died in one if they hadn't
been ordered out of service?

More people die on american roads in one year than have died in
aircraft accidents in 50 years.
Every year 47 Americans die on the road for every one who dies in the
air or coming out of it. Yet people get into cars and busses every
day.

Sure, but considering only safety, would you rather drive a Nissan 350Z
with 143 driver fatalities per million registered vehicle years, or a
BMW 7 series with only 11 fatalities per million?
http://www.statisticbrain.com/driver...-by-auto-make/

The point is, within any *given* mode of transportation, people don't
want to use dangerous vehicles if they have a choice, /ceteris paribus/.
If the 787 is dangerous and a 777 isn't, people will want to fly on
the 777.

The most dangerous part on a 350Z is generally the nut holding the
wheel.