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Old 03-01-2005 | 07:47 AM
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Default RE: The big OOPS list

ORIGINAL: MarkNovack
ORIGINAL: Mhale71

ehhh.. that 7474 explodeing looks pretty serious
It was a test performed to simulate the effects of a few ounces of C4 explosive at altitude (don't remember the pressure they chose but not too high). The pressure differential and a tiny bit of C4 did that. I cannot remember if it was a few ounces or grams of C4. The lesson learned...it takes VERY little to cause total failure. (i don't remember crap, do I...LOL)
It says on the pic that it was 200 grams of Semtex and the plane was pressurized to 30,000 feet (cruising altitude).