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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 55 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Planes don't have to be in perfect working order to be safe you can lose ~1,500,000 of those 2,000,000 parts and be fine. The redundancy is what makes it safe.

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 21 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I’ve always wondered where the redundant wings are hidden

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 23 points 21 hours ago

They've got 2 extra small ones at the back.

https://xkcd.com/3241/

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 13 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The wing itself is not redundant, just like the body. It has tens of thousands of rivets though.