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floppybootstomp

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Oh, I like that. If only....

But what happens when a plane decompresses at 37,000 feet?
 
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Everyones internal organs burst inside their bodies causing painful death, the plane disintigrates due to the stresses on the main structure and the fuel tanks ignite - to put it bluntly.

Just what happened to the DeHavilland Comets
 

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Oh, Is that all... I was worried it might be something serious or the like ;)
 
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De Havilland Comet

The De-Havilland Comet is still flying with the RAF; nowadays it's called a Nimrod.
Used on maritime reconnaissance and providing communications on long range cover on Search And Rescue (SAR) missions within the UK and further a field.

 
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Yes - but the Nimrod is a much more advanced and highly modified version of the comet - the structual design flaws have been ironed out so metal fatigue is no longer a risk. There are no more commercial versions of the comet in flying condition today.
 

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