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Old 25th Jul 2008, 10:45
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worrab
 
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What an immensely strong aeroplane. Uncontrolled depressurisation is no joke. The forces on those exposed bits of airframe during the subsequent controlled, but fast, descent would be considerable and it's a tribute to the design that there wasn't massive disruption around the wing-root. I think we have an incredibly near-miss here. Hats off to the crew and also to the designers.
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