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by kevin_thibedeau
1100 days ago
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> it is possible we wouldn't be looking at one of the many horrific outcomes that this incident will likely resolve to. The pressure vessel was a titanium hemisphere bonded to a carbon fiber cylinder. It was destined to fail with such a fundamentally compromised design like that. |
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I imagine maybe carbon fiber would be better in tension (e.g. airframes) than in compression (this), perhaps. Or do carbon fiber and titanium not get along somehow?
(EDIT: Had tension and compression backwards.)