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[–] 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

Wings are strong as fuck. You don't want them detachable.

As for why not parachute the whole thing: The wings are also where the fuel is, which can weigh a ton. And the engines weigh a ton. Much easier to design a parachute when you jettison those.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Not just a ton, and I'm only chiming in here because the numbers are staggering. In the case of e.g. a 747 it's something like 190 tons. 63,000 some odd gallons of fuel.

    The fuel is also flammable, and the engines work by at the end of the day being on fire in a controlled manner. Having the fuel and engines hit the ground elsewhere from the occupants sounds like a good plan to me if you can manage a way to do it somehow.

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