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Why don't they make the whole plane out of the black box?
by michaelawill 17y ago
Why don't they make the whole plane out of the black box?
- tspiteri 17y agoBecause it would be too heavy to take off.
- asciilifeform 17y agoAside from the usual reasons given (a plane consisting mostly of steel armor could not get off the ground, etc.) it would make no difference to the passengers. Falling to the ground from altitude will kill you even if you are sitting inside an indestructible box, simply through rapid decceleration.
- alexgartrell 17y agoToo much leg room if they do that
- ideamonk 17y agothen they won't be able to fly. :P that's why we have airplane bodies made out of lighter metals instead of heavy ones used in black box.
- ubernostrum 17y agoThey do that, but it's not called an "airplane" anymore. I think the usual term is "submarine".
- gvb 17y agoBecause it isn't the fall that kills you. It is the sudden stop at the end.