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The air accidents occurred during the second week of March 2019 nos enseñan qué no se debe juzgar a un avión por su edad. Fotos de José Luis Figuedero y Jono Druion.
Regrettably, each plane crash siempre ha generado una serie de medidas o aprendizajes para la industria aérea, que es la más regulada del mundo, con el fin de que estos hechos no se repitan nunca más.
I was just thinking, después de leer los comentarios de las personas sobre el accidente del avión DC-3 en Villavicencio, Colombia de la empresa Láser, que un avión no por ser viejo es necesariamente inseguro. I explain myself, Any aircraft can continue flying after 40 años y por mucho tiempo más siempre y cuando se siga con las directivas de aeronavegabilidad que mandan los manuales del fabricante y se cumpla con el mantenimiento estrictamente respectivos y obligatorios.
¿Hay un riesgo mayor de volar en un avión de más de 40 years? Podríamos decir que sí, but history has shown us that it is not a law and an accident can occur due to thousands of different factors independent of the age of the aircraft..
Today it is surprising to see airplanes 40 O 50 años aún volando, but airplanes 15 year old, con tecnología de punta Airbus o Boeing ya retirados y listos para ser convertidos en latas de cerveza, ¿por qué los más viejos siguen volando y los nuevos ya no? For something as simple as the costs of carrying out general maintenance called a D Check., entre más nuevo y moderno el avión, más costoso serán estas tareas.
También llamó la atención, while thinking about the DC-3 accident and considering writing an editorial about it, otra triste noticia aeronáutica llegó, a brand new, con tan sólo 4 meses de servicio en la aerolínea Ethiopian Airlines, se accidentó minutos después de haber despegado y si bien es muy temprano para poder saber las causas del accidente, este avión, el más nuevo y moderno de Boeing modelo Boeing 737 MAX 8 shows us that age, que no es más que un número no implica o es garantía de seguridad o no de volar en determinada aeronave.
No entraré en posibles causas de ambos accidentes o si el accidente de Ethiopian Airlines tiene relación con el de Lion Air, de eso se encargarán las autoridades pertinentes y los investigadores.
Lo importante siempre será el correcto funcionamiento y mantenimiento que las aerolíneas y operadores apliquen a sus aeronaves para poder hablar de seguridad o no, along with the training and capacity of the pilots, We must not forget that airplanes do not fly alone.
Los años que han pasado en un avión y sus horas de vuelo no lo hacen inseguro, puede tener meses de vuelo como vemos en los últimos dos accidentes de aviones Boeing o varias décadas encima, lo importante también es su correcto funcionamiento y operación responsable, regardless, de si «es viejo» o no.
To close, Let's hope that learning from these two cases, generen nuevos parámetros y acciones que eviten se repitan y sobretodo, the sad one does not come true regla de tres en Aviación.
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I think the Air France accident was more human failure than anything else.
I completely agree,The age of the aircraft plays a role as long as the measuring instruments have not been updated.. The most important thing is always correct functioning and responsible operation..
It is known if Airbus took any action with the experience of this accident. ??
Airbus has nothing to do with all this.
The design of the tube and its ability to freeze I believe are the responsibility of the manufacturer.. But the decisive failure was human.
Of course, It was human error caused by pitot failure.
Good Morning:
A query, in reference to the accident of the Air France Airbus that fell into the sea while covering the Rio de Janeiro route – Paris if I remember correctly in the year 2010, What was the cause of the accident? ??
There was speculation that it was a failure in the pitot tubes to measure air pressure, very important data for airplane computer calculations, it was like that ??
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JIMMY
It's right, that was the main factor of the accident.
What absurdity of news, anyone with 2 fingers straight sees that accidents due to design have decreased by 80 percent since aviation is aviation.
First, it's not news, second no one has indicated anything about the design, It is simply a comparison as to whether a new airplane, does not guarantee safety if it is not well operated or maintained. You just have to read well.
It all depends on the maintenance of the aircraft ,which is currently very expensive.
It doesn't just happen in aviation… I have a vw beetle 1965 and nothing fails, while cars with 5 years of use are already ready for disposal.
As you point out. Technology is expensive and soon becomes obsolete..
Strongly agree.
It's true, I also think, What if a plane has been in service for so long?, It is because it came out very good and therefore it is of excellent quality.. The important thing is proper maintenance.
Strongly agree.
Very good article.
We agree.
Thanks Harold.
Totally agree
Thanks for sharing William.