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Re:What it’s like inside your plane’s hidden ‘crew rest’ by jacquesm on Monday November 23, 2020 @12:22PM (#25189101)
It's flex or break. The wings hang from the plane body when it is on the ground. But when it is in the air the plane body hangs from the wings. That's a large amount of weight. It also shows you just how much lift those tips generate.
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