"Matt Whiting" wrote

Not likely with an aluminum structure. The failure will quickly lessen
the stress on the remaining structure and it will not self-destruct. I'm
still waiting to see the video of this self-destructing wing. I'm betting
it is urban legend, but if there's proof I'd love to see it.

I remember seeing a show on the making of the 777, and it was in a giant
wing testing rig, and it failed as was predicted at some certain spar
number, but a bunch of the rest blew apart too, since when the one place
failed. all of the stress was transferred to many other locations.

That type of failure is the only way I can see it all failing at the same
time, too.

The odds of the whole wing failing at once is......Astronomical!
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Jim in NC