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Assertion (A): The Comet investigation reshaped how transport fuselages are certified.

Reason (R): It established that repeated pressurisation could crack a structure comfortably strong statically.

Select the correct answer from the options below.

  • A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C.A is true but R is false
  • D.A is false but R is true

Answer: A

Correct answer: Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Both are true and the reason gives the mechanism. The Comet fuselages failed from cracks that started at cut-outs and grew under repeated cabin pressurisation, in a structure that was entirely adequate under static test. The investigation established pressurisation fatigue as a first-order design case and led directly to full-scale fatigue testing of transport fuselages.

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