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Re: Recent Warbird Stats for Presentation

Posted by Paul Stewart on Tue Sep 23, 2003 08:29:30 PM

In reply top Re: Recent Warbird Stats for Presentation posted by Gregory on Tue Sep 23, 2003 05:20:39 PM

I agree with Gregory, you need to sharpen your definitions a lot more.

Also, if, as you say, you are studying the last decade, most of the tragedies you list took place before 1993.

And are you sure you really want to open up this question at all? A quick look at the NTSB website tells me that since 1993 there have been 102 accidents involving North American Aviation warbird types with the loss of 58 lives. And that's just one manufacturer in just one country. I'm not sure this an argument that can be won using statistics.


: Ryan
:
: I am not sure about that the equation flying=private and s
: tatic=government is always correct.
: To quote but two examples:
: 1. In 1986-88, our society, GAVS, clearly a private entity
: , funded by members and sponsors, restored to static condi
: tion the only Alfa Romeo-engined Nardi FN.305 trainer in e
: xistence.
: 2. In recent years, the Royal Navy Historic Flight - init
: ially a direct part of the RN, now a foundation - has re
: stored various Swordfish, Sea Furies and Fireflies to airw
: orthy condition; similarly, the government-run IWM has co-
: restored an airworthy Hurricane with the private Shuttlewo
: rth collection.
:
: I don't mean to nitpick, but just to remind that the usefu
: lness of the data depends a lot on the exact definition of
: the questions. Or, as Mark Twain once said, there are lie
: s, bloody lies, and statistics.
:
: Gregory

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