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Subject: Re: Time to stop flying? Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:27:38 +0200

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:51:52 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

>William Black writes:
>
>> As far as I'm aware it snapped at about 97% of the designed stress.
>
>They're supposed to snap at no less than 150% of the maximum design stress.
>
>> Do you think they'll ever operate at that level of mechanical stress?
>
>Absolutely.

a) it was a test
b) the problem was corrected
c) you are never likely to pilot one
d) tell us about vibration problems in the Ares rocket designed to take
Americans back to the moon.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/5467711.html

It's amazing that the US doesn't recognise your wasted design engineering
skills.
--

Martin