RAF clear 'exploding' Tunnock's teacakes to fly after 60 years
www.bbc.co.uk
The marshmallow treats were reportedly put on a no-fly list after erupting in a cockpit in 1965.
  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    I smell a conspiracy here ….

    student pilot forgot they had placed unwrapped teacakes above their instrument panels.

    When the captain pulled an emergency depressurising switch the iconic Scottish treat erupted - leaving a sticky mess over the airmen, the instruments and cockpit canopy.

    If candy melted in the sun when left above the instrument panel, you’re an idiot who might get fired for damaging the aircraft

    But if you can claim it exploded through no fault of your own, youre off the hook

    • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      So I’m guessing low pressure environments like being on a plane were causing teacakes to explode but it’s been solved now or something. Guess I should actually read the article

      • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        Yep, tunnoks didn’t change anything but the RAF re-evaluated the ban on teacakes on planes from around 1965 after some apparently exploded. They ran more tests.