Comments on: Composite Safety and the 787 http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: axel http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/comment-page-1/#comment-61949 axel Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:24:57 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/#comment-61949 This is BS. This is BS.

]]> By: mike http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/comment-page-1/#comment-6059 mike Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:15:12 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/#comment-6059 This is the first time a COMMERCIAL AIRLINER has been manufactured with a composite fuselage. The incredibly fantastic Beechcraft Starship was all-composite in 1986. http://www.bobscherer.com/Pages/Starship.htm This is the first time a COMMERCIAL AIRLINER has been manufactured with a composite fuselage. The incredibly fantastic Beechcraft Starship was all-composite in 1986.

http://www.bobscherer.com/Pages/Starship.htm

]]> By: CF http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/comment-page-1/#comment-5574 CF Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:05:16 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/#comment-5574 Actually, I do believe that aircraft are designed with survivability in mind. While accidents are increasingly rare, they do happen and most tend to be survivable. Admittedly, it's a VERY rare thing to even be in that circumstance in the first place. Actually, I do believe that aircraft are designed with survivability in mind. While accidents are increasingly rare, they do happen and most tend to be survivable. Admittedly, it’s a VERY rare thing to even be in that circumstance in the first place.

]]> By: John M/ http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/comment-page-1/#comment-5572 John M/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:52:46 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2007/09/19/composite-safety-and-the-787/#comment-5572 Not to be callous, but who cares what happens to the material in a crash? They are so darn rare that it just doesn't matter from a practical standpoint. Besides, it's not like ANY airplane has EVER been designed with "Crashworthiness" in mind. That's a car thing, not a plane thing. No manufacturer that I know of has EVER made a claim of "crash survivability", nor should they. It's impossible to guarantee. That's why the emphasis is (and should be) on AVOIDING crashes. And as far as the hail thing, that's baloney. I'm sure they've fired projectiles at this thing that represent the 95th percentile hailstone and it was fine. Not to be callous, but who cares what happens to the material in a crash? They are so darn rare that it just doesn’t matter from a practical standpoint. Besides, it’s not like ANY airplane has EVER been designed with “Crashworthiness” in mind. That’s a car thing, not a plane thing. No manufacturer that I know of has EVER made a claim of “crash survivability”, nor should they. It’s impossible to guarantee. That’s why the emphasis is (and should be) on AVOIDING crashes.

And as far as the hail thing, that’s baloney. I’m sure they’ve fired projectiles at this thing that represent the 95th percentile hailstone and it was fine.

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