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Feb 13^th, 2007 at 9:30am

darthbrooklyn Offline
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Question about real flight... Sorry if this is a noob question, but i wanted to ask any of the real pilots out there..

Many times when travelling on commercial flights, i notice the wing flex throughout the flight. I know this is normal but sometimes it looks like its about to snap off.... How much force would it take for that to actually happen? Am I getting nervous for no reason??

Thanks..

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Reply #1 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 9:49am

Jayhawk Jake Ex Member

You are getting nervous for no reason.

I don't know how much it would take to actually snap off, but it must be something like 5 or 6 or more Gs. Wing flex is meant to happen, it helps increase lift and make the planes more efficient.

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Reply #2 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 10:17am

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Here is a test done by Boeing on a 777 wing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uo0C01Fwb8

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Reply #3 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 11:20am

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Dang Matt, you beat me to it. Wink

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Reply #4 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 11:29am

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ok. well that answers that question... haha Thanks guys.......

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Reply #5 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 2:24pm

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matt2190 wrote on Feb 13^th, 2007 at 10:17am:

Here is a test done by Boeing on a 777 wing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uo0C01Fwb8

Oh Snap

Seems really violent Shocked

But, that's well beyond what the plane would face in even the most severe natural conditions. As long as the plane is taken care of, your fine Wink

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Reply #6 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 3:17pm

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That's an incredible clip, but I'm not surprised it exceeded expectations.
What a noise when it went- not something you want to hear in flight!! Shocked

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Reply #7 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 9:13pm

Jayhawk Jake Ex Member

beaky wrote on Feb 13^th, 2007 at 3:17pm:

That's an incredible clip, but I'm not surprised it exceeded expectations.
What a noise when it went- not something you want to hear in flight!! Shocked

Definately not!!! But I think you'd be dead before it reached that point, the plane would have hit the ground or the G's would have gotten you, or maybe decompression from the crumpling of the fuselage would do you in.

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