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Article #2342Re: "Concealed Carry" laws STOP SHOOTING SPREES!
From: Merlin Dorfman
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 00:00
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In ca.general Steve Hix <sehix@macol.net> wrote:
: The problem model suffered from metal fatigue, with cracks concentrating
: at the corners of (squarish) passenger windows. Eventual failure
: led to massive depressurization, as there was nothing to stop cracks
: once they began propogation.
: Took a while to figure out why they were dropping from the sky.
: I seems that no previous airliner went through so many pressure
: cycles in such a short period of time. (One of the problems of
: being a pioneer...)
And also because, in order to reduce structural weight to the
point where the very early jet engines (DeHavallind Ghost?) could
provide enough thrust to get the airplane off the ground, a very
light and strong, but brittle, aluminum alloy was used. This alloy
propagated cracks that began, IIRC, around the little window that
was used for star sightings.
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From: Merlin Dorfman <dorfman@netcom9.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: "Concealed Carry" laws STOP SHOOTING SPREES!
Date: 1999/08/31
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