On 8/24/13 09:07 , Joe from Kokomo wrote:

While mechanical stresses in aircraft are significantly more intense
than in automotive applications, aircraft systems are more robustly
built at points of stress, regularly more aggressively maintained, and
are not subjected to the horrors of salt, and environmental abuse.

Stresses?

I would respectfully point out the commercial airliner that had a
portion of the roof peeled off near Hawaii, ostensibly due to the
repeated pressurization of the hull. Also recall the Alaskan Airlines(?)
plane where the empennage failed due to stress.


And your point? Or are you arguing just to be arguing.