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![]() Peter Duniho wrote: Well, one problem is that the assertion that turbines are more reliable is, in my opinion, unproved. A well-maintained piston engine can be VERY reliable, while a poorly maintained turbine might not last very long at all. It's hard to know for sure, because most turbines are operated in an environment where there are strict maintenance standards. Those standards applied to piston engines might well result equally reliable piston engines. Perhaps a study of the durability of engines used for things like APUs, rather than aircraft powerplants would be informative. Such engines, both piston and turbine, are likely to be only moderately well maintained. George Patterson If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have been looking for it. |
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