Small Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained)
Wendover Productions · 4 HN recommendations
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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.
Why HN recommends it: HN recommends it whenever threads touch twin-engine ocean flights, diversions, or why the 747 and A380 are being retired.
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