https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqyBPUBcvDE
Theattempted bombardment of Flight 253last Christmas was foil by passengers , thankfully . But what if he had been able-bodied to get the turkey explode ? Not what you ’d gestate , actually . update : There ’s some illumination regarding the pressurization on the plane .
https://gizmodo.com/meet-underwear-bomb-the-latest-stained-patted-down-c-5434669
The BBC did a test on an old decomissioned 747 , putting a dummy with the same case and amount of explosives found on the underclothes grinder . As you’re able to see in the above video , the flexibleness of the outside of the frame allowed it to absorb the good time . If the bomb had gone off , the sheet would have still been able to fly and nation .
Of course , the damage inside the plane still would have been horrific . But it ’s overnice to know that the trusty 747 can stand up to such contumely . [ BBCviaPopSci ]
Update : Just like Gizmodo ’s readers , BBC ’s readers oppugn how accurate this experiment was since it took place on the earth and not in the zephyr , with the planer ’s cabin pressurized . Here ’s the elucidation BBC lend as a result :
Some readers have questioned the validity of the experiment given that the plane was tested on the basis . The programme - manufacturing business give this answer :
At the clock time of the attempted detonation , Flight 253 was descending rapidly and its EL has been estimated to be around 10,000 ft .
At that height the difference in pressure sensation inside and outside the aeroplane would not have been great enough significantly to affect the plosion .
So the explosion team ruled that the decommission plane ’s want of doors was not a factor in the exam .
With this quantity of explosive , the flower atmospheric pressure and impulse are over quickly and disintegrate rapidly over distance . The doorway were sufficiently far away that the overpressure would have frivol away before it reached them .
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