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SpaceX’s Starship breaks up mid-flight, forcing airlines to avoid debris (www.aljazeera.com)
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[-] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Airlines / manufacturers have intentionally crashed airplanes (via remote control) in order to recreate crashes and test. It's just part of the game no matter what.

There is tons of destructive testing in aviation.

Two of my favorites: https://youtu.be/lgspIiTFWIk?si=liTN70x10xzOkrRm https://youtu.be/K2QoanZq2jE?si=ANXjkCGwqm8kHefN

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