obscureferences t1_itrr73k wrote
Reply to comment by EndlessEmergency in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss
If engineers are so smart why don't they design the whole plane to these specs.
Thought so.
DrLongIsland t1_itrz9iy wrote
We do. They're called tanks.
wwonka105 t1_its8n04 wrote
Yep. A plane built to those specs would not leave the ground.
Henri_Dupont t1_itssd4y wrote
Well, it would be safer ...
Reddit-Incarnate t1_itsskr0 wrote
not if you are russian.
shingofan t1_its0sz2 wrote
Serious answer: the plane might survive, but its interior is going to look like the aftermath of that scene from Event Horizon.
EmbarrassedHelp t1_itt4qhb wrote
That can be solved up until a certain point by submerging everyone in liquid and forcing them to breath liquid oxygen. We'll also have to inject liquid into their body cavities as well.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/5635/max-g-survivable-suspended-in-water
SFXBTPD t1_itsc6p9 wrote
Typically interior stuff is rated for twice the Gs as the rest of the aircraft, so for civilian stuff that would be 18G ultimate.
crowley7234 t1_itt2ym0 wrote
I think he was referring to the sensitive meat bags enclosed in the plane.
TheSleepingNinja t1_ittdcsp wrote
Hey look at mister fancy pants over here flying Japanese Wagyu steaks
Schemen123 t1_itu1cl6 wrote
Hmm Strawberry!
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