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Old December 13th 07, 01:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.skydiving
Mark Hickey
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Default FYI: Dec 12 MythBusters: Airplane Hour

"Casey Wilson" wrote:


"Newps" wrote in message
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johnsonbomb wrote:

Dude, it's mythbusters. These guys are freaking brilliant and they
will cover this thing from all angles. I can assure you.


yeah, like when they shot frozen chickens thru a Cherokee windshield and
applied the results to airliners. Brilliant.


But they did do a mostly reasonable job with piercing the skin of a
pressurized fuselage with a 9mm. The shaped charge part was hokey.


And frightening. I think the results of the "experiment" caught
everyone off-guard. I know I for one have resolved to NEVER, EVER
place a shaped charge against the wall of an aircraft I'm flying on.

Mark" wouldn't be prudent" Hickey