How safe is an Airbus A300? is a two engine aircraft safe??

Answer 1

As safety is always subjective, I will answer your question only with some general facts. The following is from the Boeing aircraft company, which compiles accident statistics about all western-built (non-Russian) jet airliners. The last report shows all hull losses (crashes) through 2005.

10 (ten) A300 (not including the -600 series) aircraft have been lost. They have flown approximately 16,800,000 flights, for a loss rate of 1.68 losses per million flights.

The A300-600 is a bit safer...

4 (four) A300-600 aircraft have been lost. They have flown approximately 4,240,000 flights, for a loss rate of 1.04 losses per million flights.

These loss rates are comparable to most other airliners, and would indicate to me A300s are safe.

As far as the question about two engine aircraft, the statistics show that they are the safest aircraft. Statistically speaking, a twin engine airliner is the safest transportation vehicle (of any kind) you will ever be in.

Answer 2

Aviation in general is safe because of the aircraft design precautions and tasks a pilot must complete in order to do certain flight maneuvers such as take-off, landing and circling. Regarding the history of a particular aircraft, I've included a link that has the crash and investigative reports regarding a majority of incidents. This will give you an idea of which aircraft has been in longer operation with less incidents. However, you should consider how many of the particular aircraft are in current use when comparing as well. For example, a Boeing 737 according to this site has sustained 47 crashes compared to a Airbus A300 which has only 9. However, the A300 has a lower ranking because the 737 has almost nine times the flight hours accounted for.

Regarding the twin engines, most aircraft are certified that under an engine failure, they will be able to function with only one remaining and find the nearest airport for emergency landing. A popular certification is called ETOPs allowing certified planes to function within a certain range of minutes from an airport should an engine failure happen. I haven't verified this, but the A300 is atleast ET0P-60 and possibly ETOP-90 meaning that it must function within 60 to 90 minutes of the closest airport in case of an emergency. The newer Boeing 777, a twin engine plane is certified as ETOPs-180. So a twin engine plane when kept in proper functional condition is just as safe as any other plane

Answer 3

Yes the A300 is extremely safe. So are 2 engine aircraft. They have to meet certain requirements if they want to fly over large bodies of water.

Aircraft have many back-up systems so if one system fails, it will not completely cripple the airplane. For example the A300 has a small propeller that can come out should both engines fail. That will allow the pilot to glide the airplane safely for a landing.

Answer 4

Two engined planes are safe enough, they can fly without any problem also with only one engine, and they are safe also if the engine failure happens during the take-off.
A lot of modern medium and big airliners are powered by 2 engines.
At the moment also the largest part(all except 747!!!) of the Boeing airplanes have 2 engines, 737, 757, 767, 777, and the future 787 are all 2 engined. And also the largest part of Airbus production is 2 engined, in fact only A340 and A380 are 4 engined while A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330 are all 2 engined.

Answer 5

an A300 has the same safety standards then the A380 they both are requiered to pass the same tests and as long as the airline keeps up with repairs the aircraft should be fine. Yes two engine aircraft are safer then one because if one fails then you have another

Answer 6

Two engine aircraft are just as safe as 4 engine airplane. On the one hand, the 4 engine airplane has 4 engines that can fail, while the twin engine one has only 2. Less parts means less risk of a part failing, right?
But if an airplane with 4 engine has one failing, it still has 3, while the twine engine one has one one left. you would say.
But, and that is the really core of the issue, regulations are made for an airplane to be able to fly safely with one engine inoperative. That means the twin engine airplane has to be demonstrated safe with 50% of its engine, when the 4 engine airplane has to be safe with 75%, clearly this is easier to do...
(actually, the requirements for 4 engine airplane are a bit more strict at 75% than for the twin at 50%, but safety is still part of the design).
All modern airplane, if properly maintained, are about just as safe as one another. You cannot really single one as being inherently less safe than another, they all are certified to the same rules.

Answer 7

Extremely safe. Two engine aircraft are safer than 1. Don't worry.

Answer 8

Twin engine aircraft are just as safe as a 4 engine airplane... twin engines are flown to and from Europe for the US as well as Asia from the US... If I had to pick one to fly however, it would be the 777...

Answer 9

yep. not matter how many engines a plane has, they are all equally safe. thye are all, usually, well maintained by the airlines so they dont break. plane crashes due to teh plane are rare. most of the time its the pilot.

Answer 10

Twin engines are very much safe.