Hi Franklin ,

Our buddy Sport is "misinformed" as to the relative strength/weakness of aircraft structures . He appears to harbor this highly inaccurate view that aircraft are "built like Mack trucks" and no amount of presenting factual information will change his patently false assertions . I and others have tried presenting the facts to him , that it truly is "luck of the draw" when ANYTHING strikes an aircraft in flight ("Miracle on the Hudson" ring any bells , Sport ?) but his steadfast refusal to accept these facts points to a person who really doesn't WANT to accept the truth (recreational arguing , AKA "Trolling" , comes to mind here) . I know not what the man's credentials are in aircraft mechanical attributes , But I suspect he has NOT had any training of the type that one would have in the earning of an A&P certificate as I and some others here at RCU have had . Course , ANYONE can get on the internet and play "instant expert , just add subject" , but those of us who DO know , know just how obvious it is that the guy has no real world aircraft maintenance experience whatsoever to be asserting his false notion that all aircraft are as tough as a '53 Buick !

PS , this really WAS my '53 Buick , 30 or so years ago .......