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Old 9th May 2012, 11:22
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skwinty
 
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The walls of a nuclear containment building are able to withstand a commercial airliner crashing into them.

See link to video of a phantom jet hitting a section of wall at 800km/h.

Note wing tips continuing on their path past the wall. The wall was not breeched in this demonstration.


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