X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 15:36:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 947675 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 May 2005 15:27:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.208.13086fa (57317) for ; Tue, 17 May 2005 15:26:53 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <208.13086fa.2fbb9f7c@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 15:26:52 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Airplane Construction Philosophy X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1116358012" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1200 -------------------------------1116358012 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/16/2005 9:33:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, tspear@tangiblesoftware.com writes: Working in the computer field I was wondering why so much time in the aircraft industry is concerned with minimizing the mean time between failure (MTBF) on a single component. Because having two of everything makes the damn thing so heavy it usually won't get off the ground. You must have been asleep during the lecture about lift thrust drag and weight. ;) Jeff Edwards LIVP -------------------------------1116358012 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 5/16/2005 9:33:35 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 tspear@tangiblesoftware.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Working=20 in the computer field I was wondering  why so much time in the aircra= ft=20 industry is concerned with minimizing the mean time between failure (MTBF)= on=20 a single component.
Because having two of everything makes the damn thing so heavy it usual= ly=20 won't get off the ground. You must have been asleep during the lecture about= =20 lift thrust drag and weight.  ;)
 
Jeff Edwards
LIVP
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