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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Doesn't help that the airport posting this is mine

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 1 hour ago

I'm in awe that you are safer every time you get in a plane than every time you get in a car .

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 23 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Planes don't have to be in perfect working order to be safe you can lose ~1,500,000 of those 2,000,000 parts and be fine. The redundancy is what makes it safe.

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I’ve always wondered where the redundant wings are hidden

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

The wing itself is not redundant, just like the body. It has tens of thousands of rivets though.