From: Jeff Shultz 

John Beamish wrote:

> But that's my point:  the explosion would occur during final approach not
> while someone is overflying Chicago.  If the explosion occurs during final
> approach then the depressuring of the cabin would not cause catastrophic
> failure.  If the explosion occurs during an overflight then it would be
> *very* difficult to choose the flight that is actually overflying Chicago.
>
My point being that it isn't the depressurization that is the problem -
it's the catastrophic overpressurization immediately preceding the
depressurization.


> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:3ffe3a26{at}w3.nls.net...
>> John Beamish wrote:
>>
>> > When you are over Chicago you're on final approach and there wouldn't
>> > be any
>> > massive depressurization of the cabin.  The airframe is likely to
>> > withstand the bomb -- remember the Aloha Airways flight?
>> > http://www.disastercity.com/flt243/
>> >
>> The Aloha Airways flight had to deal with less than 1 atmosphere of
>> overpressurization... an explosion would cause more overpressurization
>> for a critical period, would it not?
>>
>>
>> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3ffdef33$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Not true, think of the shoe bomb guy.. wait till you are
over the city
> of
>> >> chicago and then crash..
>> >>
>> >> Geo.
>> >>
>>
>> --
>> Jeff Shultz

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