Qantas fuselage rupture
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The apparent failure of an oxygen cylinder, a possibly unique event in commercial aviation history, is the focus of the investigation into the rupture of the fuselage of a Qantas 747-400 at 29,000 ft. on July 24. The body of the cylinder, normally fixed to the aircraft just where the 2-meter (7-ft.)...
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