Mark Hickey wrote in
:

"Casey Wilson" wrote:


"Newps" wrote in message
m...

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.

Wouldn't be a surprise to antone familiar with the damage that can be
caused by a tear in the wrong spot on most any pressurised fuselage. the
damage caused by a simple tear can easily break an airplane in two. Just
ask DeHavillands...

there have been a number of airplanes lost over the years due to a simple
crack that grew rapidly...


Bertie