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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,653
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Remember the 737 that blew it's top over Hawaii? Airframe at the end of it's life cycle, more pressure cycles than normal because of the short runs between the islands, and it still landed safely. Completely missing the top of the fuselage, and yet there was enough structural integrity to drop the landing gear and land on a runway.
Boeings have a pretty good history of bringing back the passengers and crew even when damaged.
A cousin worked as an A&P for a major carrier, and all the wrenches there called the Airbuses "Scarebus". Said the Boeings are built far better.
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