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Old 28th Oct 2010, 14:57
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Fluid Hammer
Willit Run

Air is compressible, so no hammer effect like hydraulics.
Aloha Air flight 293

If I remember correctly, a member of the crew was "sucked" towards a small hole in the fuselage, blocked it, then the 'fluid hammer' effect basically destroyed a good part of the fuselage. Explosive decompression, but aircraft landed safely.

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