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by cesarb 2609 days ago
> There is no such thing as 'destructive aircraft testing'

Actually, there is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 "This Boeing 777 wing was tested to destruction, finally breaking at one fifty four percent of the designed limit load."

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Did you notice the 'wing' bit in that sentence?