Aircraft Strength

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[chocolatcats]

I once saw on a television show that explained why jets dont just fall apart! It showed how far a wing could bend and what it would take to make it come off etc. It was very educational.

[airste172]

Although they're not perfect, airplanes are built tougher, stronger and more carefully than most people can ever imagine, and that's good enough for me. The 707 roll was pretty spectacular, but a roll is considered to be a no-load maneuver which means that the aircraft does not encounter forces greater than would be sustained in normal operation. Deploying flaps at too high an airspeed would actually cause far greater loads on the airframe than a roll.

[SPYDOC1]

If he's retired, why is he in uniform?

[chocolatcats]

@habbadou you all here are so intelligent when it comes to knowing about planes etc, I wish I did..

[habbadou]

@chocolatcats If you happen to be seated above or near the wing, during turbulence you'll actually see the wing flex a bit as they're made to do that.

[grooveclubhouse]

yeah airste has a point. I saw that doc to. When they interviewed other pilots they said that they had no idea that you couldn't use the rudder to its max in a situation.

I will however agree that these planes are buit way more stronger than what they will experience in their "normal" life. I loved that vid of 707 do a barrel roll like a fighter! That's built tough.

[airste172]

One more thing. You have it exactly backwards about the rudder. It's the rudder inputs that will tend to push you left and right, but the ailerons are used to bank the plane into a coordinated turn that feels balanced, invoking the horizontal component of lift and added Gs as a result of centrifugal force. Don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself.

[airste172]

I guess you have no knowledge of Flight 587 from JFK in NY, but maybe that event is too absurd and rude for you to comprehend. Google it if you care to and there is a documentary video about it right here in Youtube (Seconds From Disaster Flight 587).

Yes, as a pilot, I am quite familiar with the functions of a rudder as well as coordinated turns. For anyone to imply that you are completely safe in a plane is as absurd as fear of flying itself.

[photray94]

Do you have any proof of this? Not only are the purposes of these videos to ensure the flyer is comfortable and relaxed, but to let them no nothing bad will happen. I find your comment to be absurd, and rude; the rudder is always applied in rolls to keep your drinks, rears, and overall bodies from sliding from side t o side. Think of when you're in a seat of a car, when you turn you get pushed to the right or left, that doesn't happen in planes because of the rudder!

[boeing777300ER]

haha yea thats true