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Old 18th Jan 2007, 03:16
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Originally Posted by airsupport
If the fin of a serviceable Airliner can be ripped off purely by Pilot cockpit inputs, then I for one don't think that Airliner should be flying.
You just grounded every single aircraft flying

Once again, severe enough pilot inputs will cause catastrophic damage to every aircraft out there. There's no doubt about that; the only variable is the degree of severity required, but push them hard enough and they all will break.

*caveat: except POSSIBLY FBW-envelope protected types *cough*Airbus*cough* - but even those may not be fully immune. We don't design aircraft to be flown in a carefree manner, generally, and never in a careless manner.
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