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minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·edit-27 days agoPlanes don’t have to be in perfect working order to be safe you can lose ~1,500,000 of those 2,000,000 parts and be fine. The redundancy is what makes it safe.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoRedundancy helps, but high precision engineering and massive testing means we hardly ever see a plane landing with only one of its two engines working
minus-squareDasFaultier@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoFor the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_minimum_equipment_list?wprov=sfla1
minus-squareCypher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·7 days agoI’ve always wondered where the redundant wings are hidden
minus-square18107@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·7 days agoThey’ve got 2 extra small ones at the back. https://xkcd.com/3241/
minus-squareStarfighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoRandall’s timing is impeccable sometimes
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-27 days agoThe wing itself is not redundant, just like the body. It has tens of thousands of rivets though.
Planes don’t have to be in perfect working order to be safe you can lose ~1,500,000 of those 2,000,000 parts and be fine. The redundancy is what makes it safe.
Redundancy helps, but high precision engineering and massive testing means we hardly ever see a plane landing with only one of its two engines working
For the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_minimum_equipment_list?wprov=sfla1
I’ve always wondered where the redundant wings are hidden
They’ve got 2 extra small ones at the back.
https://xkcd.com/3241/
Randall’s timing is impeccable sometimes
The wing itself is not redundant, just like the body. It has tens of thousands of rivets though.