It did occur but was extinguished quickly.Planes do seem to fall apart easily. Weight saving to keep fuel costs down, knowing there aren't many instances like this?
Surprised it didn't end up in flames, which also seems to happen surprisingly easy with planes. Why would it not occur this time?
Ah ok. They should work on making planes less flameyIt did occur but was extinguished quickly.
We are all waiting on your suggestions how to make jet fuel less flammable.Ah ok. They should work on making planes less flamey
Less escapey would be idealWe are all waiting on your suggestions how to make jet fuel less flammable.
What's jet fuel like? Are fuller fuel tanks on planes more or less dangerous? Thinking of passenger vehicles where an emptier fuel tank is more dangerous than a full one.We are all waiting on your suggestions how to make jet fuel less flammable.
As for chance of combustion, a tank filled to the brim is less dangerous since there is no space for an air mixture to form. But it has more fuel that will burn for longer.What's jet fuel like? Are fuller fuel tanks on planes more or less dangerous? Thinking of passenger vehicles where an emptier fuel tank is more dangerous than a full one.
Did you see the photos ?Less escapey would be ideal
Cheers.As for chance of combustion, a tank filled to the brim is less dangerous since there is no space for an air mixture to form. But it has more fuel that will burn for longer.
Spoken from experience @The Firestarter ?As for chance of combustion, a tank filled to the brim is less dangerous since there is no space for an air mixture to form. But it has more fuel that will burn for longer.
That's why the strength of a plane is being questioned.Did you see the photos ?
They dominate the market to be fair.Is something totally wrong happening with Boeing or is it pure bad luck? Recently their name seems to be linked with most incidents.
Surround it with steel beams.We are all waiting on your suggestions how to make jet fuel less flammable.
They did some experiments with more viscous jet fuel some years ago. But it turned out to be more like Napalm. Sticky and flammable.Less escapey would be ideal
That's the opposite of what we want!They did some experiments with more viscous jet fuel some years ago. But it turned out to be more like Napalm. Sticky and flammable.
What this guy said.Aircraft are incredibly strong when pushed in the right direction. Incredibly delicate when pushed in the wrong direction. Hulls often crack like that under similar circumstances.
This is the third time in a little over a year Pegasus has overrun a runway. The problem is not with Boeing.
If that was true, wouldn't crosswinds or turbulence destroy planes?What this guy said.
Hollow cylinders are incredibly strong at withstanding tension/compression loads along the primary axis. Hit it sideways with a moderately strong yet concentrated force and yes, it'll crumple.
Try this at home with the cardboard from a finished toilet paper roll.
The force from crosswinds/sq area of metal is very small compared to the breaking point. Plus the wind is applied across the entire surface, not at one singular point, so there's no one point where the failure would start. Same thing with turbulence... It's annoying but planes go through much worse during testing.If that was true, wouldn't crosswinds or turbulence destroy planes?
Wind is acting evenly on a surface. That's different from dropping from a height and impacting on a limited surface area with much higher negative g than constructed. Which is what happened when the aircraft overrun the runway boundary.If that was true, wouldn't crosswinds or turbulence destroy planes?
The force from crosswinds/sq area of metal is very small compared to the breaking point. Plus the wind is applied across the entire surface, not at one singular point, so there's no one point where the failure would start. Same thing with turbulence... It's annoying but planes go through much worse during testing.
Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense. I won't be a bag of nerves next time I fly then!Wind is acting evenly on a surface. That's different from dropping from a height and impacting on a limited surface area with much higher negative g than constructed. Which is what happened when the aircraft overrun the runway boundary.
They have more than 50% of the running commercial airplanes and almost all the cargo planes in the world so there is a pretty big chanceIs something totally wrong happening with Boeing or is it pure bad luck? Recently their name seems to be linked with most incidents.
It can be some form of crack propagation:3 dead 179 Injured.
How can a plane just break apart like that !