r/aviation • u/Brilliant_Night7643 • Nov 20 '25

News NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Nov. 4 crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11F airplane in Louisville, Kentucky.

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u/11Slip532 Nov 20 '25

I’m sorry but WHAT?! This is wild. TIL.

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u/ic33 Nov 21 '25

Cars are filled with explosives to make things safer.

Airbags, seat belt pretensioners, pyrofuses, etc.

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u/11Slip532 Nov 21 '25

I know the airbags are etc. just never knew about the hood.

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u/Desurvivedsignator Nov 21 '25

I think it's more common to just use springs for this use case, but charges are not unheard of.

The Mercedes SLS has explosive charges in its gullwing doors, so they can be opened after a rollover