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Old August 31st 18, 01:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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Default Js3 jet catastrophic failure.

On Friday, August 31, 2018 at 8:42:13 AM UTC-4, Emir Sherbi wrote:
Even the electric motor, that is almost fail proof, will in in time burn
a phase or blow a bearing.


Or have electronics failures due to less-than-adequate design and testing, grrr...

You have to check the statistics, not the accidents in absolute numbers.
Turbines are very "simple" and robust systems.
See if you find ratios like:
Accident/Hours; Start attempts/Starts made, Land outs/hours.


It is quite hard to get real statistics.
I certainly know of plenty of jet problems from many owners.
Most recent serious stats I know of he
http://www.nadler.com/public/DeRese_...ilplanes.p df

Hope that helps,
Best Regards, Dave