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To: Olog-hai
They believe a bolt may have failed? Helluva safety factor ya got built in there hoss! One bolt fails and it's adios super ginsu knife!
33 posted on 02/12/2016 9:05:10 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Mastador1

The concept of a “safety factor” is way over rated. Next time you are on an airliner, look out the window at the engine. If you are lucky, there are 4 bolts that hold the engine on the wing, some designs only have 3.

If any of the bolts fail, the engine “should” depart the aircraft without smashing into it, or setting it on fire.

But, don’t worry, those are really good bolts!


47 posted on 02/12/2016 9:43:28 AM PST by wrench
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