Folks,
Just listening to Sky News, BA CEO says (I kid you not)
" the cowls are like the bonnet on your car ------ they have no structural strength ------ they should be able to fall off without doing too much damage".
Oh! Well!, that's all right Nigel, back to sleep. And we whinge about the reptiles of the press getting aviation stories wrong!!
And, of course, all car bonnets have a double latch, part of the design standard.
I hope this interview goes viral on the net, so you can all benefit from these pearls of wisdom.
The last engineer working on the engines or the pilot doing the walk around?
In short, both!!