| ▲ | londons_explore 8 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I assume such forces are calculated and added in when deciding hot thick to make those mounting brackets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | loeg 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes, obviously; MD-11s aren't flinging engines off the wing every single takeoff. A 34 year old airframe may or may not actually match design strength, though. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | HumblyTossed 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yep. Now do 3 decades of metal fatigue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | baggy_trough 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes, but the point is that this moment of the takeoff is when a failure that's been waiting to happen is most likely both because of the thrust and the gyroscopic resistance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | shtzvhdx 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Aluminum has limited loading cycles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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