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KE = 1/2mv^2, so depending on how supersonic they're talking about, it could very well withstand an A380 impact as well as a supersonic F16.
by Qz 16y ago
KE = 1/2mv^2, so depending on how supersonic they're talking about, it could very well withstand an A380 impact as well as a supersonic F16.
- paganel 16y agoSupposedly an A380 carries much more fuel, whose explosive power might make up for the difference in impact speed.
- evgen 16y agoThe fuel is a fire risk, not an explosion risk. To get a decent explosion you would need to mix the fuel with a lot of air in the right ratio. Real life is not like the movies/TV; sealed tanks of gas are unlikely to explode if punctured by flaming debris. As an example, the fuel in the planes is what eventually killed the WTC buildings, but this was because the fuel burned, not because it exploded.