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Old 7th Jan 2024, 08:46
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A typical failure was seen when an Airbus cockpit window escaped. It was installed from the outside of the fuselage with undersized and under-length retaining bolts. Eventually the limited engagement of the threads was overcome and the window left; the air inside the balloon pushed one pilot partly out the window opening
No, not an Airbus but a BAC111 back in the 90's.
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