” And planes are built with a low factor of safety.”
Do you have ANY IDEA of the process an aircraft goes through for certification?
Factor of safety (FoS), also known as (and used interchangeably with) safety factor (SF), is a term describing the structural capacity of a system beyond the expected loads or actual loads. Essentially, how much stronger the system is than it usually needs to be for an intended load.If I recall correctly, elevators are built with the highest FOS, 16, and believe it or not, planes are built with the lowest FOS: 1.5.
So rapid acceleration caused by rapid ascent or descent, resulting in significant forces, could exceed the planes structural strength.