Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Video: Boeing 747 Withstands Simulated What-If Underwear Bomber Blast
From Popular Science:
The bomb blast was meant to gauge what might have happened if the Flight 253 suicide bomber succeeded.
An explosion aboard Flight 253 on Christmas Day would not have crippled the Boeing 747, according to a recent test that simulated the success of would-be bomber Umar Abdulmutallab. Only the bomber and passenger next to him would have died, the BBC reports.
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My Comment: I am sure that Al Qaeda is appreciative of this test .... it means that if they wish to do this again in the future, they will have to pack more explosive.
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2 comments:
Hmmm.
Was this test-plane internally pressurized as the Christmas flight was? No.
Was the test-plane supported by the wings, as an aircraft is during flight? No.
What was the result to the flooring above the fuel-tank transfer lines? (Which were empty during this test.)
Therefore the test is lacking.
-Patvann
Thank you Patvann for your observation. I completely concur with it.
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