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Legend has it has it that the wing load testing for the 747 used up all the travel on the jig which was 150% of load requirements +. They were supposed to load it to failure....uh, now what? It took 13 saw cuts in the wing to get it to break.....legend has it.
IIRC, the 380's wing failed before the 150% requirement........the excuses flowed hot & heavy. AB said at one point that the structure actually failed at the wing/body joint & all was well.....or some such nonsense. Boeing had a similar problem with the 787.
They DON"T make em' like they used to. Planned obsolescence is now the mantra.
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JPIII
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