Re:Delta CRJ Crash Toronto 17th Feb 25
by bfdm on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @01:24AM
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The comment was merely illustrating the concept in general being used on planes, or at least that's how I read it.
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Yeah, but the whole point here is that the engines are very specifically designed to break off in a way that preserves the integrity of the wings.
The integrity of the wings is a function that supersedes just about every other possible thing on a plane. You can safely land without any engines. You can safely land without hydraulics. You can safely land without gear. Without wings, a plane is a brick.
Indeed. And maneuvering speed V_A is designed such that as long as you don't exceed it, you will stall before breaking the wings off in case of turbulence or full control deflection.
Re:Delta CRJ Crash Toronto 17th Feb 25
by wkat4242 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:05AM
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I think you mean Vne?
Re:Delta CRJ Crash Toronto 17th Feb 25
by altairprime on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:16AM
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Here’s the bend test video for the Boeing 777: the wings can bend for something like a 45-degreee arc without breaking, so they ran it to breaking. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/boeing-777-wing-flexibil...