Engineering Question: ITAVIA 870
Hi,
I've got a question on decompressions:
Let's say we have a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, made in the mid 60's, and we want to carry out a little structure test. Lets presume we are flying at 24.000 feet alt, descending mode, going south with a strong westerly wind at high altitude veering to a north-westerly at sea level. In the fuel tank we have about 35% fuel left. And we place a exploding device in the rear toilet outer wall (starboard) just above the lower skin of the starboard engine pylon. Lets presume we detonate this charge:
Could the explosion lead pieces of fuselage skin from above and below the pylon hitting the starboard engine cowlings? Could this event cause such type of structure in such condtions to break-up in 5.0 seconds?
Would a missle or an on board bomb cause more damage?
I am asking these question regarding the accident of Itavia flight 870 in 1981
Thanks