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Well you can feel better knowing that planes are designed to have tear off strips so if a piece ever rips off it only tears to a maximum small area and shouldn’
by asylteltine 3y ago
Well you can feel better knowing that planes are designed to have tear off strips so if a piece ever rips off it only tears to a maximum small area and shouldn’t keep tearing. At least that’s how Boeing designed it…
- cjbprime 3y agoSudden decompression at high speed and altitude is dangerous to both humans and airframes, regardless of "tear off strips". A common pattern in explosive decompression accidents is that e.g. the cargo door opens and then the cabin floor caves in and severs vital control surface cables.
- asylteltine 3y agoThat happened exactly twice though. That’s certainly not common at all and yes the tear off strips are supposed to minimize that damage either way
- kmarc 3y agoLooking at similar events, like the infamous Aloha Airlines' case, I'm not sure how much better I should feel knowing sabout this stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243 Also, many passengers don't keep their seat belts closed during flight, which scares me too