Fuselage Fatigue . . .

My experience is primarily in materials and manufacturing processes for space systems, not aircraft. Still, I have to question Boeing's apparent philosophy of designing the 737 with a limit on its operating life based on metal fatigue in the fuselage—expecting it to occur during the operational life...

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