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To: dennisw

Mighty powerful engine if it can launch when bolted down.

Or else the bolts were made out of cheap Chinese steel that was meant to be shipped to America.


17 posted on 07/06/2024 8:01:51 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Or crappy Chinese bolts. Half the 1/4” lag bolts I tried on my last project snapped off with very little torq.


23 posted on 07/06/2024 8:44:04 AM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: PAR35

“Or else the bolts were made out of cheap Chinese steel...”

Probably Boeing mechanics.

wy69


26 posted on 07/06/2024 9:32:29 AM PDT by whitney69
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To: PAR35

Mighty powerful engine if it can launch when bolted down.


There is no indication they bolted it down, rather they may have used clamps.

Those boosters are meant to have many steel tie down cables and a substantial weigh mounted on top of the booster.

It had none of them. Why?

Because the private company has total disregard for safety. They based everything on a Chinese sci-fi comedy cartoon and tried to follow it to the letter.

The crashed booster narrowly missed a small village, a high speed rail line, and could have hit a nearby small city.

Proving that the Chinese do not steal everything.


27 posted on 07/06/2024 10:06:00 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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