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Planes could take a lot of beating and still fly. Grandfather flew a bomber in World War 2 and planes would come back with hundreds of holes. Losing a patch sho
by joshdance 12y ago
Planes could take a lot of beating and still fly. Grandfather flew a bomber in World War 2 and planes would come back with hundreds of holes. Losing a patch should not have brought down the plane. A modern airline, yes, it could have a much bigger effect. Pressurized hulls, electronic flight systems etc are more fragile.
- Shivetya 12y agoreminds of a HN favorite story, about how the study of bombers links up with work done today http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671172/how-a-story-from-world-war-ii-shapes-facebook-today http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671172/how-a-story-from-world-w...