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You're solving a problem that doesn't exist anymore.

• pvaldes 7y ago
  It seems that decompressive explosion and people killed after being sucked by a broken window is still an unprobable but lethal risk, unfortunately https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380
  • rtkwe 7y ago
    It's not really a risk that an air bladder or anything like what OP was suggesting will fix though. It was powerful enough to break the window it would probably be powerful enough to break the bladder and the window. It's generally better to just fix the direct problem instead of a weird patch to catch the failure.
    • pvaldes 7y ago
      A hammer will break first a glass ball than a gel ball or a rubber tire. We know how to build solid airplanes made 100% with rigid materials except in a single point (We know that rubber tires are the right way to cope with repeated landing impacts). Maybe we should explore a different way and include more deformable materials in strategic points to absorb the damage made by a possible impact. Maybe the concept of an "boxer's eyelid airbag" for windows in airplanes, would deserve some exploratory research.