Originally Posted by
sbrower
1. Was the yield of this explosive sufficient to cause significant damage? I am not saying that it wasn't. I just want to know the validity of the evidence.
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from the article:
... We tested the bomb at Lasham airfield in Hampshire on a section of fuselage from a decommissioned passenger jet that was still fitted out with seats and other cabin furniture.
The explosion caused a large fireball, a massive hole in the side of the aircraft and blew seats out of the cabin.
The bomb snapped the ribs of the aircraft - the structure holding it together - and in the air would have led to rapid depressurisation and a loss of control.
At altitude, Dr Alford said, the damage would have been even greater ...