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Fear of flying

Today's aviation blood curdler: a hole the size of a small car blown in the side of a Qantas 747, which then makes a successful landing without injury to passengers. What caused it? Interesting question.

Posted by Max Brantley on July 25, 2008 10:19 AM | Permalink

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Early bet is on metal fatigue, more than likely at a seam. At 29,000 feet, you're flying a pressurized can through a very light atmosphere - cracks and stresses will cause the plane to 'explode'. See Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (linked at blue anoncow below) for a similar failure on a narrow body Boeing that had a slightly less positive outcome for some involved.

Posted by: anoncow | July 25, 2008 10:44 AM

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