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panzerfaust

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65. The next-gen guppies (737s) will be made with a thicker skin

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 04:26 PM

Sep 2012

Interesting, as the 737 holds the world's record for deskinning incidents.

Boeing says that the thicker "upgauged" skins are not because the previous skin was too thin - no, it is simply because the new engine configuration on the 737MAX requires it.

Given the very slight difference in the engines, somehow this has a hollow ring to it.

In any event it will likely be 2018-2020 before the new guppies hatch out. Meanwhile, if flying on a 737, might want to bring along a roll of aluminum wrap for in-flight repairs.

And keep those windows closed!

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Dear Mitt: I thought you would know this, but here's why airplane windows don't open. [View all] trof Sep 2012 OP

Mitt just said this as a distraction...... 33Greeper Sep 2012 #1

I'm post-menopause. Betsy Ross Sep 2012 #40

Mitt is still stuck on twofold. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #2

Yeah, he thinks it's some kind of wallet. NT cognoscere Sep 2012 #35

Wasn't there a James Bond movie years ago.... greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #3

It actually happened on an interisland flight in Hawai'i KamaAina Sep 2012 #7

I saw that plane on the tarmac the day after it happened. bluesbassman Sep 2012 #17

Now that you mention that... greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #19

It's happened a few times; I don't know if anyone's been sucked out besides that flight attendant. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #22

Yes. Hissyspit Sep 2012 #36

The next-gen guppies (737s) will be made with a thicker skin panzerfaust Sep 2012 #65

The Boeing in the photo looks like a 737-200. pangaia Sep 2012 #74

Goldfinger got sucked out of the plane at the end of "Goldfinger." tclambert Sep 2012 #33

I believe it depends on the situation: Hissyspit Sep 2012 #37

Thank you. I was certain I remembered something like that in a JB movie. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #42

Airport - the captain gets sucked down the isle towards the hole Merlot Sep 2012 #47

Here is a real life incident where the pilot was sucked out the windscreen... Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #53

Wow progressoid Sep 2012 #61

Yep Metro135 Sep 2012 #68

I also remember one of the LATER "Airport" movies... October Sep 2012 #71

Yes, GOLDFINGER. pangaia Sep 2012 #73

I'm surprised he didn't ask for a roof rack on top of the plane for the dog too. TheOther95Percent Sep 2012 #4

Yeah, but why do those namby pamby pilots get ones that open? Brother Buzz Sep 2012 #5

So they can signal their turns pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #6

omg MerryBlooms Sep 2012 #10

You're lucky I'm using someone else's computer MindPilot Sep 2012 #14

This is why we need to be able to rec replies...nt Kalidurga Sep 2012 #20

OK, that's the laugh of the day NBachers Sep 2012 #41

LMAO lalalu Sep 2012 #64

So they can flip the finger at other pilots that cut them off in a holding pattern. -..__... Sep 2012 #55

And then there are days like this... DollarBillHines Sep 2012 #8

Wow! He was Cha Sep 2012 #39

Because windows that open are heavier, more expensive... krispos42 Sep 2012 #9

Windows on jets are not airtight... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #25

The air at high altitude is also cyglet Sep 2012 #11

Yes, you'd have to turn the heat WAY up. trof Sep 2012 #16

You've never had a hot flash when you were on a plane, have you? dflprincess Sep 2012 #48

I am cyglet Sep 2012 #49

It was around 10 above dflprincess Sep 2012 #78

PLS ROLL DOWN YOUR AIRPLANE WINDOW MITTENS!! beachgirl2365 Sep 2012 #12

3. Fire and Oxygen bluemarkers Sep 2012 #13

Plus Liberalagogo Sep 2012 #15

as I posted on another one PatrynXX Sep 2012 #23

Plus that pressure is what makes the air go into your lungs MindPilot Sep 2012 #18

I finally realized cyglet Sep 2012 #21

Yes, I guess we are. trof Sep 2012 #24

here obxhead Sep 2012 #32

Here ya go! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #43

Yep, silverspoon sociopathic idiots both tavalon Sep 2012 #38

As has been mentioned elsewhere.. pangaia Sep 2012 #75

Romney triumphed over a dozen men and one woman. Oh, wait, it's the Republican party. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #26

Oh, that's just sciency evolution talk. If you pray hard enough, it won't happen. valerief Sep 2012 #27

No, no, no. This is NOT the reason why airplane windows don't roll down. The real reason is that mysuzuki2 Sep 2012 #28

You forget cyglet Sep 2012 #50

I got used to that one after many years of driving with kids in the back seat! mysuzuki2 Sep 2012 #59

Maybe Herr Mittens thinks he is the Red Baron flying against Snoopy graham4anything Sep 2012 #29

But, but, how did Ann's clydefrand Sep 2012 #30

the glaring reason for the importance of keeping science in the classroom SemperEadem Sep 2012 #31

Yes a thousand times yes! n/t kathman-duzi Sep 2012 #45

Hypoxia? Does that have anything to do with evolution? tclambert Sep 2012 #34

No, that's "Hyapatia". A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #58

You missed one, fine sir... jmowreader Sep 2012 #44

If the windows rolled down, people would constantly be dropping things hedgehog Sep 2012 #46

Yeah, like themselves. valerief Sep 2012 #52

Too bad deafskeptic Sep 2012 #77

Mitt asks, "Why don't planes have windows that open?" valerief Sep 2012 #51

Just think of what Mittens hair would look like Politicalboi Sep 2012 #54

Taxes on the rich are TOO MUCH and that's the real reason that airplanes don't have windows. Lex Sep 2012 #56

Not to mention that it is about MINUS 60 degrees outside the plane BlueStreak Sep 2012 #57

On pressurization, Payne Stewart said it best: "What theahhhhhhh- - - - - - *" HughBeaumont Sep 2012 #60

i LOVE ALL THE 'AIRPORT' 70S SERIES OF FILMS! Miami4Obama Sep 2012 #62

Why did you tell him this!! WHY!! I love yr explanation - but wouldn't it truedelphi Sep 2012 #63

We're being a bit cynical here SpankMe Sep 2012 #66

It's Okay we are Democrats. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #70

Cynical? Moi? Guilty. trof Sep 2012 #76

re:Dear Mitt: I thought you would know this, but here's why airplane windows don't open. allan01 Sep 2012 #67

One of my airplanes has no windows at all! Or doors...or a roof. Bocks Car Sep 2012 #69

Next up... CubicleGuy Sep 2012 #72

brilliant...thanks! Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #79