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Airlander 10 Comes Unmoored and the Safety Features Work as Planned

posted by janrinok on Monday November 20 2017, @12:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the destruction-is-a-safety-feature dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"The world's longest aircraft dubbed the 'Flying Bum' was seriously damaged on Saturday after it slipped its moorings and crashed into a field....
'The aircraft has a safety system which operates automatically in circumstances of the aircraft breaking free of its mast, and is designed to rip open the hull and deflate the aircraft.'"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5095481/

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Monday November 20 2017, @10:24AM (2 children)

    by Bot (3902) on Monday November 20 2017, @10:24AM (#599210) Journal

    Finally, some unix philosophy adoption.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday November 20 2017, @06:09PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday November 20 2017, @06:09PM (#599316)

    Is hull ripping a segmentation fault, if it's by design?

    • (Score: 2) by Bot on Tuesday November 21 2017, @12:51PM

      by Bot (3902) on Tuesday November 21 2017, @12:51PM (#599617) Journal

      Well, if it happens at the seams you can see it as a fault...

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