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Old 9th Sep 2014, 14:42
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A30yoyo
 
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Why is it that 60+ years after the Comet I disasters there is still confusion over what happened? I was under the impression that the failures initiated from an ADF window (NOT initially the passenger windows) on the front of the aircraft roof and that rivetting had been used in production without design study and authority. The switch to round passenger windows was just a symbol and not copied by Boeing or Douglas. Shoot me down if I'm wrong
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