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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 gr

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.

saalweachter 5y ago
Any plane that can land missing half a wing on one engine is over-engineered, from a certain point of view.
- warrenm 5y ago
  So... you'd rather it crash and kill everyone onboard?
- bfrog 5y ago
  Unless it's meant to take that sort of damage and survive intentionally due to its usage such as the A-10
benhurmarcel 5y ago
Massive turbulence is taken into account in the loads calculation (JAR 25.341). It's not supposed to be in the safety factor.