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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 11:17 am
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Originally Posted by N965VJ
Actually, aircraft wings are not rigid at all, they’re designed to flex.
A well-publicized stress test on a 777 had the wings flex 37 feet before structural failure occurred.
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