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This is a trash can, not an aircraft's engine

• sofixa 3y ago
  It's still on the plane. If nobody tested it at the pressure a plane is at, and it turns out it explodes and injures the crew, that's not great.
  • Asdrubalini 3y ago
    It's just a piece of metal, how can it explode?
    • Tangurena2 3y ago
      If it is the wrong metal, or wrong enough alloy, merely by touching the things it is in contact with can cause a galvanic reaction. Several airplanes have crashed due to damage caused by galvanic corrosion. The FAA is frequently called a "tombstone agency" because they tend to only take action after a bunch of people die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion Mercury versus aluminum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdYueB9pY4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdYueB9pY4 In an earlier life, I shipped items requiring this particular hazmat label on packaging: https://www.safetyemporium.com/12332 https://www.safetyemporium.com/12332
  • ilyt 3y ago
    So borrow a vaccuum chamber, throw it there and certify new company doing trash cans. It won't cost 50k
    • hef19898 3y ago
      No, including profit it costs peopably somewhere around 200k for a run of 5 trash cans.
      • ilyt 3y ago
        sure buddy, trashcan costing as much as building a custom car
        • hef19898 3y ago
          In military aviation, including overhead amd profits? Yes. Fun fact, if parts are around 30k they can be treated as not worthy of repair. Instead, discard them and nuy a new one.
  • MagnumOpus 3y ago
    It has been tested. It has been sold and used commercially and by the government for $300 before. This is not an example of actual costs being $50k. It is an example of massive incentives on the seller’s side to rip off the one who pays (the US pop), and no incentives on the buyer’s side to care about it.