[sofixa]

It's still on the plane. If nobody tested it at the pressure a plane is at, and it turns out it explodes and injures the crew, that's not great.

[MagnumOpus]

It has been tested. It has been sold and used commercially and by the government for $300 before. This is not an example of actual costs being $50k. It is an example of massive incentives on the seller’s side to rip off the one who pays (the US pop), and no incentives on the buyer’s side to care about it.

[ilyt]

So borrow a vaccuum chamber, throw it there and certify new company doing trash cans. It won't cost 50k

[hef19898]

No, including profit it costs peopably somewhere around 200k for a run of 5 trash cans.

[ilyt]

sure buddy, trashcan costing as much as building a custom car

[hef19898]

In military aviation, including overhead amd profits? Yes.

Fun fact, if parts are around 30k they can be treated as not worthy of repair. Instead, discard them and nuy a new one.

[Asdrubalini]

It's just a piece of metal, how can it explode?

[Tangurena2]

If it is the wrong metal, or wrong enough alloy, merely by touching the things it is in contact with can cause a galvanic reaction. Several airplanes have crashed due to damage caused by galvanic corrosion. The FAA is frequently called a "tombstone agency" because they tend to only take action after a bunch of people die.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion

Mercury versus aluminum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdYueB9pY4

In an earlier life, I shipped items requiring this particular hazmat label on packaging: https://www.safetyemporium.com/12332