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Sure. They'll update their models saying "yeah, this can happen sometimes at 148.5% of max designed wing load. So... don't fly the plane into any >F5 tornadoes.
by awalton 7y ago
Sure. They'll update their models saying "yeah, this can happen sometimes at 148.5% of max designed wing load. So... don't fly the plane into any >F5 tornadoes."
These max overload wing tests are scary dangerous, but they don't represent real flight situations. 99% of their target safety factor is within the margin of error for manufacturing variance.
While they'll most certainly investigate the causes of the damage down the fuselage from the wing rupture, it's not likely much of it will be unexpected - if a plane experienced that load, the plane is considered a Loss of Hull even if it lands successfully somehow.
I'm immensely paranoid about flying on planes, I have a terrible fear of heights... and nothing I've read in that article bothers me in the slightest.