Boeing 747 Survives Simulated ‘Flight 253′ Bomb Blast.

A test explosion on a Boeing 747 has shown that a US Christmas Day flight would have landed safely even if a bomb on board was detonated successfully.

The plane’s fuselage did not break in the controlled blast, which used the same explosives that were on Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit.

However experts said it showed the suspected bomber and the passenger next to him would have been killed. Full Story.

It all depends on the size of the bomb of course:

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