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Old May 27, 2021, 7:38 pm
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Originally Posted by flg8rmatt
This aligns with everything I know too. I believe the over-wing section of the fuselage is usually the "strongest" part of a plane because it has to be engineered to support the weight of the wings.
Another reason to covet the exit row.
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Old Jul 6, 2021, 6:52 pm
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Originally Posted by wrp96
This is tonight’s new episode of Mayday: Air Disaster
Just caught this. At 2 minutes in (and again at 55 min in), they portray the deceased passenger showing her BP to a FA and being told her seat was in row 14 on the right

A remarkable job by the crew. Didn't realize they hit the ground 50 knots faster than normal .
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Old Jul 6, 2021, 8:23 pm
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Originally Posted by joshua362
Just caught this. At 2 minutes in (and again at 55 min in), they portray the deceased passenger showing her BP to a FA and being told her seat was in row 14 on the right
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I decided to ignore that issue in an otherwise informative show.
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