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Old 23rd July 2014 | 09:15
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From: what U.S. calls ´old Europe´
it's a drum tight aluminium balloon, one good jab with a sharp object
It´s a drum tight damage tolerant aluminium balloon, designed and tested to take some jab with fast and sharp objects, like those resulting from an uncontained engine failure. So it takes a little more than poking a needle into it. But an AA missile designed and tested for its intended purpose as well will of course do the trick.
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