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The comment was merely illustrating the concept in general being used on planes, or at least that's how I read it.
by bfdm 2y ago
The comment was merely illustrating the concept in general being used on planes, or at least that's how I read it.
- stouset 2y agoYeah, but the whole point here is that the engines are very specifically designed to break off in a way that preserves the integrity of the wings. The integrity of the wings is a function that supersedes just about every other possible thing on a plane. You can safely land without any engines. You can safely land without hydraulics. You can safely land without gear. Without wings, a plane is a brick.
- FabHK 2y agoIndeed. And maneuvering speed V_A is designed such that as long as you don't exceed it, you will stall before breaking the wings off in case of turbulence or full control deflection.
- wkat4242 2y agoI think you mean Vne?
- altairprime 2y agoHere’s the bend test video for the Boeing 777: the wings can bend for something like a 45-degreee arc without breaking, so they ran it to breaking. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/boeing-777-wing-flexibility-test-failure-video-71213 https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/boeing-777-wing-flexibil...