From: "Randy H" 

Make sure you don't lose the tail....

"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3fdf0f33$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> I saw a documentary about the 747 over the weekend where as part of the
> formal testing they dive it to Mach .99ish, (there is supersonic flow over
> some parts of the craft), and then ensure it handles OK.
>
> FWIW.
>
> I think airliners are pretty strong, and as long as you tighten all the
nuts
> up afterwards...
>
> Paul
>
> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:3fdbf0bf{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I seem to remember some Boeing engineer commenting that the planes that
> hit
> > the towers - at least the second one - was exceeding max speed at the
time
> > and was lucky not to have come apart in midair.
> >
> > Possibly the Pennsylvania (Flight 93?) aircraft was not as lucky.
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Shultz
>
>

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