Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #66850
From: <Sky2high@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: iPad overheated & quit!
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 15:20:37 -0400 (EDT)
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Paul,
 
Yep, I had every thing up-side-down even though the measure "tons of operating hours" is a scientific term of art.  OK, try this:
 

How often does an iPad break?

March 16th, 2012

SquareTrade, the largest independent warranty provider in the world, just completed an extensive report on iPad breakage rates. Based on data compiled from 50,000 SquareTrade iPad customers, the company found that iPad 2 owners reported breakage 3.5 times as often as iPad 1 owners.

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The entire study is available for download here:http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/ipad-reliability-1203

For avionics, see http://www.prognostics.umd.edu/calcepapers/02_D.Humphrey_AgyingAircraftIssues_Proc.WorldAviationCongress.pdf
 for a discussion of the 3-parameter Weibull density function and other avionic failure issues.
 
For a more dense discussion refer to http://www.prognostics.umd.edu/calcepapers/04_Wilkinson.C._PHMAvionics_IEEEBigSky.pdf
 
Grayhawk
 
PS This reply is TSO'd (Terminal Silliness Offering)
 
In a message dated 9/7/2013 12:07:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, pjdmiller@gmail.com writes:
you usually grace us with interesting stats and data we can chew on.  unfortunately,  this post adds little meat to either argument and zero backup to the  "spend more equals better reliability and function" nonsense we get from the certified box makers.   

If its good enough for American Airlines then I'm probably ok too.   Why don't you send your estimate of reliability to AA for a comment?  Unless you know more than the airline does...

Paul
On 2013-09-07, at 7:56 AM, Sky2high@aol.com wrote:

Panel Avionics - produced only in the thousands, incredible costs associated with R&D and certification, built to operate in a hostile environment, error rate = errors / (flight hours X thousands)
 
Consumer electronics - produced in the millions with reasonable R&D costs and much simpler certification, built to be operated by children and old people, error rate = errors / (tons of operating hours X millions)
 
Yep, looks comparable to me.
 
Grayhawk
 
PS getting two may not be enough...........

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