NTSB Titan Sub Report: Carbon Fiber Hull Defects, More

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  @jeffostroff · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @k_mcd_0303 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Aerospace NDT Inspector here: this is horrifying on a whole other level. Delamination, porosity, cracks, I look for these things down to .030&quot; and reject them due to the fact that they&apos;ll eventually grow to threaten the structural integrity of the vehicle. To think that something this riddled with defects was sent down nearly 2.5 miles underwater... absolute death trap. <br><br>Thank you so much for the great analysis!

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• TI

  @timkowles728 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m retired from 45yrs in aviation. While working at Textron Aviation, I was composite certified for carbon fiber and Kevlar repairs. When working carbon fiber, you never sand thru layers of fiber. If you do, you just compromised the structural strength of the carbon fiber. Just the fact they were sanding out wrinkles in the layers means that whole area was compromised. The peelply is woven teflon fabric used for keeping bagging material from sticking to the epoxy matrix during curing. after cure, the peel ply is just peeled off and discarded.

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• JE

  @jerardnorgren3411 · 1 year ago

  The Netflix Titan Doc shows Stockton Rush &amp; his team at Washington University testing a scale mock up of the carbon fiber hull and it NEVER made it to 4000 Meters. Twice it blew up in the compression chamber. He WENT AHEAD with this design anyways. Just simply criminal.

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• JO

  @johnshaw359 · 2 years ago

  When the entirety of the Atlantic Ocean collapses onto you in an instant, strange physics must happen.

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• TH

  @thindigital · 2 years ago (edited)

  Maybe the loud noise on dive 80 was the 5 inch thick hull becoming 5 one inch thick hulls when the layer adhesive failed in a hoop

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• ON

  @OnyxQuill4583 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m amazed this thing lasted for that many dives.

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• JO

  @joost199207 · 1 year ago (edited)

  The fact that 5 people got squished into that little space is hauntingly horrifying. And the fact that you can&apos;t see a bit of human is even scarier.

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  @user-wt6kg7kp5v · 2 years ago

  I was a Oil Industry NDT Inspector I did UT and PMI (Ultrasound and Positive Material Identification). When I saw the defects and visual voids. My mouth just dropped. How did this make it out of the factory. Just the visual inspection alone is enough. I wouldn&apos;t want to be the Inspector that passed that carbine fiber to be used for what it was used for. After the BP accident we were warned heavily to double check our work before we sign off on anything. Because just like this accident people&apos;s lives are on the line with this stuff and criminal charges can be filed for negligence.

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• MA

  @maryr6237 · 1 year ago

  The one worker who quit after Rush left the sub stored in the cold , said that if left in the freezer it would cause water inside to freeze and swollen and make air bubbles when thawed😮

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• RY

  @ryanrohauer5940 · 2 years ago

  the idea that they were sanding down inperfections is BONKERS to me thats obviously going to weaking the carbonfiber wraps... INSANE

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  @BeckVMH · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xaePm9QhY&amp;t=529">8:49</a> I love the shot of Rush wearing safety gear. It’s so ironic.

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