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What counts as a catastrophic design flaw?

Piston engines sometimes stop unexpectedly. This happens in general aviation, and sadly it quite often results in a fatal crash.

If you ban piston engines and only allow turbine engines (which are much less prone to unexpectedly stopping), you effectively kill general aviation.



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