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Re: "It won't"

Worth mentioning the accident rate for single engined fighter is actually lower than that for twin engined ones.

Not surprisingly, there are more engine-related crashes for single engined fighters than twin engined ones.

As one simple datum to consider, between FY1990 and FY2004, the single-engine F-16 suffered 80 Class A engine-related mishaps for a rate of 1.31 per 100,000 flight hours. The twin-engine F-15 suffered 21 engine related Class A engine-related mishaps for a rate of .64 per 100,000 flight hours.

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