Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight canceled

Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by exabrial on Monday January 22, 2024 @04:39PM (#39095846)

Unless one flies out at 750mph, hits a critical part of the plane somewhere else.

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by wolverine876 on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:10PM (#39098653)

Has that ever happened?

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by bluedino on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:14PM (#39098682)

If your Airbus flight goes 750mph you have other problems

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by heohk on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @12:18AM (#39099905)

750mph ground speed flying in a jet stream

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by throwawayben on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @03:09AM (#39100725)

ground speed doesn't matter. if something comes off the aircraft it'll be in the same relative air current

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by lupire on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @08:53AM (#39103268)

Air speed doesn't matter either, since the plane is traveling at the same speed before and after separation of the bolt.

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by wolverine876 on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:30PM (#39098832)

What is terminal velocity for a commercial airliner?

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by sokoloff on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @11:19AM (#39105380)

An American or a European airliner?

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Re:Passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing, flight can... by exabrial on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @11:05AM (#39105189)

good point, god forbid you get somewhere on time in an Airbus

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