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Small Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained)

Wendover Productions · 3.3M views · 2017-05-09 · 8:57

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Overview

A short Wendover Productions explainer on ETOPS, the rules that let twin-engine jets fly long routes over oceans. It covers the economics that favored twinjets like the 787 over four-engine aircraft like the A380 and 747.

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HN recommends it whenever threads touch twin-engine ocean flights, diversions, or why the 747 and A380 are being retired.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2020

Topics

Aviation & aerospace engineeringBusiness & economics (other)
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etopstwinjetsboeing 787airbus a380airline economics

What people said

crikli · 2018-01 · Strong recommendation

I was rolling my eyes at the subtitle. The article devolved from there. Some great (sometimes indirect) information on why the 747 and to a lesser extent the A380 are being phased out, from my new favorite YouTube channel, Wendover Productions: The Economics of Long-Haul Flights: [LINK] ETOPS: Explained [VIDEO] Politics of Aviation / 5 Freedoms of Aviation: [LINK]

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filereaper · 2017-10 · Strong recommendation

Yup, Wendover Productions (massive aeroplane nerd) did a fanatastic video about this, really recommend it if anyone's interested in the economics of airlines. [VIDEO]

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CaliforniaKarl · 2020-01 · Recommendation

As this is aviation-related, of course there is a Wendover video on this topic, and indeed covering this specific incident! Small Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained) (2017) [video] [VIDEO]

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