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Very impressive. They strengthened the fuselage to meet requirements almost exactly, and fell a tiny bit short. That's an incredible amount of optimization, tha
by starpilot 7y ago
Very impressive. They strengthened the fuselage to meet requirements almost exactly, and fell a tiny bit short. That's an incredible amount of optimization, that means there's hardly any excess material (weight). This keeps fuel costs low and airfares competitive.
- michaelmrose 7y agoWhen I fly I know I'm always pleased to know that my flight didn't cost an extra big Mac because the plane was excessively safe.
- perl4ever 7y agoExcessively safe meaning safer than the regulated margin of safety. Nobody really demands unlimited recursive safety margins.
- adrianN 7y agoBillions of people fly every year. Your single Big Mac might not have an impact for you, but billions of them can have an impact globally.
- WalterBright 7y agoAn overweight plane is a less safe plane.
- me_me_me 7y agoWell I have some bad news to you about bridges, dames, boats, rockets, and anything that is really expensive to make...