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lamontcg
on May 31, 2021
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The most expensive number in engineering
Or more simply: planes that get hit with massive unexpected turbulence shouldn't just drop out of the sky and kill everyone on board.
And to paraphrase the great philosopher Donald Rumsfeld, it is all about the unknown-unknowns.
benhurmarcel
on June 1, 2021
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Massive turbulence is taken into account in the loads calculation (JAR 25.341). It's not supposed to be in the safety factor.
saalweachter
on June 1, 2021
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Any plane that can land missing half a wing on one engine is over-engineered, from a certain point of view.
bfrog
on June 1, 2021
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Unless it's meant to take that sort of damage and survive intentionally due to its usage such as the A-10
warrenm
on June 7, 2021
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So... you'd rather it crash and kill everyone onboard?
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And to paraphrase the great philosopher Donald Rumsfeld, it is all about the unknown-unknowns.