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To: CFIIIMEIATP737

-— Why is the airframe stressed? At a low altitude, the cabin is barely pressurized. -—

Force equals mass times acceleration. Rapid changes in altitude represent high acceleration. And planes are built with a low factor of safety.


77 posted on 03/17/2014 4:43:19 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

” And planes are built with a low factor of safety.”

Do you have ANY IDEA of the process an aircraft goes through for certification?


82 posted on 03/17/2014 8:18:46 AM PDT by CFIIIMEIATP737
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