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ChrisMarshallNYyesterday at 4:32 PM1 replyview on HN

But they also have their limits.

Bolts and trusses (and solder joints) have tensile strength limits, but it can be higher than what humans can take.


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Peanuts99yesterday at 9:14 PM

Not in this case, but if you aren't building it to put humans in it at all, you can build it with higher requirements in mind. Traditionally there's no point building a plane that can withstand much over 9g.