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Kancho_Ninja t1_irg5tzy wrote

Reply to comment by amigammon in TIL Boeing B17 pilots often accidentally raised the undercarriage after landing, destroying the propellors and damaging the underbelly, due to the undercarriage lever and the flap lever looking the same. by Lkwzriqwea

Alt-Alternatively: because of the constant mistakes made by pilots in misidentifying important controls, engineers improved the design and added safety features like weight-on-wheels.

By lowering the standards, the average IQ of a pilot could be just above room temperature and the passengers would be assured of a safe trip.

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amigammon t1_irg64y8 wrote

There at at least 1 million people in the air at any one time. Yes, safety.

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DroolingIguana t1_irj3ftu wrote

At any given moment there are more planes in the ocean then there are submarines in the sky.

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backelie t1_irkd3ia wrote

Are there any sub models which can temporarily shoot out of the water like a jumping fish/whale?

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