TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). en.wikipedia.org Submitted by IchBinKoloss t3_yd94x6 on October 25, 2022 at 4:31 PM in todayilearned 187 comments 2,267
djr41463 t1_itssl5b wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:07 AM Why don’t they make the entire airplane out of that material… problem solved! Permalink 1 Ishidan01 t1_itt9k51 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:25 AM Because we're trying to make a plane, not a train. Permalink Parent 1
Ishidan01 t1_itt9k51 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:25 AM Because we're trying to make a plane, not a train. Permalink Parent 1
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