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minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up94·edit-210 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-up4·6 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-squareCypher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·10 days agoI’ve always wondered where the redundant wings are hidden
minus-square18107@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·9 days agoThey’ve got 2 extra small ones at the back. https://xkcd.com/3241/
minus-squareStarfighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 days agoRandall’s timing is impeccable sometimes
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-210 days agoThe wing itself is not redundant, just like the body. It has tens of thousands of rivets though.
minus-squareDasFaultier@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoFor the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_minimum_equipment_list?wprov=sfla1
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
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.
For the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_minimum_equipment_list?wprov=sfla1