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Small Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained)

Wendover Productions · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “did a fanatastic video about this, really recommend it”

    Economics of airlines and why twinjets win.

    filereaper, 2017-10 · Strong recommendation · in “As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane”

  2. “from my new favorite YouTube channel, Wendover Productions”

    Why the 747 and A380 are being phased out.

    crikli, 2018-01 · Strong recommendation · in “A personal ode to the Boeing 747”

  3. “affected the financial bets that Boeing made on 787 (point-to-point) vs Airbus with the A380 (hub-and-spoke)”

    Short explainer on ETOPS twinjet ocean flights.

    jasode, 2017-10 · Recommendation · in “Air France A380 over Greenland on Sep 30th: Fan and engine inlet separated”

  4. “of course there is a Wendover video on this topic, and indeed covering this specific incident!”

    ETOPS explainer covering the diversion incident.

    CaliforniaKarl, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Getting a 787 back in the air after a diversion”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: etops, twinjets, boeing 787, airbus a380, airline economics

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