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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: 1) by khallow on Monday November 20 2017, @06:10PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 20 2017, @06:10PM (#599318) Journal
    Or they could just drop it on the ground when the restraint system breaks. Just because something works in the movies, doesn't mean it works in real life.

    They designed in an automatic deflation system because they knew they were cutting corners on the restraint system.

    Building the system that never fails is immensely expensive. And when it fails, you still need a plan B.