No, they are multiple box beams. They modeled it as a single box beam, combining the multiple trans members into a single member. Read what I actually wrote (and the paper itself) before you respond.

The wing sustains a bending and shear force equal to the weight of the entire airplane, as well as reacting against engine thrust levels and supporting point engine loads (bending and torsion).

I agree completely. None of the structure designed to cope with those loads will help with a focused impact on the leading edge, which is exactly what I said.

The wing is not made of tempered steel. It is made from aluminum alloy

Again, exactly what I said. I also said, and quoted the article to make it clear, the skyscraper box beam is made of hardened steel, the airplane box beam is made of aluminum alloy.

but it didn't stop an iceberg from fatally gashing the RMS Titanic.

First, I'm not 100% convinced that's what happened. however, I believe that it can have happened. I have no problem with the physics of that. The reason is that the total strength of an object is dependent on it's total thickness in the direction of impact. In the case of an Iceberg, it is more than thick enough to crush steel. In the case of a single aluminum cross member of a wing (probably in the 10-15mm range max), it is not. They combined all the cross members into a SINGLE 100mm thick aluminum beam to do their calculations.

Oh, yeah. The signpost.

The signpost is irrelevant. I never mentioned the signpost. I'm talking about the building. The speed (in the range of a building impact) is not sufficient to substantially change the fundamental consideration, which is what is the single thickest impacting member (thickest box wall) in the direction of travel.

Don't bother responding until you read my posts on this topic. Your ignorance of what I actually said makes you look foolish in your hubris, once again.

No, they are multiple box beams. They modeled it as a single box beam, combining the multiple trans members into a single member. Read what I actually wrote (and the paper itself) before you respond.

The wing sustains a bending and shear force equal to the weight of the entire airplane, as well as reacting against engine thrust levels and supporting point engine loads (bending and torsion).

I agree completely. None of the structure designed to cope with those loads will help with a focused impact on the leading edge, which is exactly what I said.

The wing is not made of tempered steel. It is made from aluminum alloy

Again, exactly what I said. I also said, and quoted the article to make it clear, the skyscraper box beam is made of hardened steel, the airplane box beam is made of aluminum alloy.

but it didn't stop an iceberg from fatally gashing the RMS Titanic.

First, I'm not 100% convinced that's what happened. however, I believe that it can have happened. I have no problem with the physics of that. The reason is that the total strength of an object is dependent on it's total thickness in the direction of impact. In the case of an Iceberg, it is more than thick enough to crush steel. In the case of a single aluminum cross member of a wing (probably in the 10-15mm range max), it is not. They combined all the cross members into a SINGLE 100mm aluminum beam to do their calculations.

Oh, yeah. The signpost.

The signpost is irrelevant. I never mentioned the signpost. I'm talking about the building. The speed (in the range of a building impact) is not sufficient to substantially change the fundamental consideration, which is what is the single thickest impacting member (thickest box wall) in the direction of travel.

Don't bother responding until you read my posts on this topic. Your ignorance of what I actually said makes you look foolish in your hubris, once again.

No, they are multiple box beams. They modeled it as a single box beam, combining the multiple trans members into a single member. Read what I actually wrote (and the paper itself) before you respond.

The wing sustains a bending and shear force equal to the weight of the entire airplane, as well as reacting against engine thrust levels and supporting point engine loads (bending and torsion).

I agree completely. None of the structure designed to cope with those loads will help with a focused impact on the leading edge, which is exactly what I said.

The wing is not made of tempered steel. It is made from aluminum alloy

Again, exactly what I said. I also said, and quoted the article to make it clear, the skyscraper box beam is made of hardened steel, the airplane box beam is made of aluminum alloy.

but it didn't stop an iceberg from fatally gashing the RMS Titanic.

First, I'm not 100% convinced that's what happened. however, I believe that it can have happened. I have no problem with the physics of that. The reason is that the total strength of an object is dependent on it's total thickness in the direction of impact. In the case of an Iceberg, it is more than thick enough to crush steel. In the case of a single aluminum cross member of a wing (probably in the 10-15mm range max), it is not. They combined them all into a SINGLE 100mm aluminum beam to do their calculations.

Oh, yeah. The signpost.

The signpost is irrelevant. I never mentioned the signpost. I'm talking about the building. The speed (in the range of a building impact) is not sufficient to substantially change the fundamental consideration, which is what is the single thickest impacting member (thickest box wall) in the direction of travel.

Don't bother responding until you read my posts on this topic. Your ignorance of what I actually said makes you look foolish in your hubris, once again.

No, they are multiple box beams. They modeled it as a single box beam, combining the multiple trans members into a single member. Read what I actually wrote (and the paper itself) before you respond.

The wing sustains a bending and shear force equal to the weight of the entire airplane, as well as reacting against engine thrust levels and supporting point engine loads (bending and torsion).

I agree completely. None of the structure designed to cope with those loads will help with a focused impact on the leading edge, which is exactly what I said.

The wing is not made of tempered steel. It is made from aluminum alloy

Again, exactly what I said. I also said, and quoted the article to make it clear, the skyscraper box beam is made of hardened steel, the airplane box beam is made of aluminum alloy.

but it didn't stop an iceberg from fatally gashing the RMS Titanic.

First, I'm not 100% convinced that's what happened. however, I believe that it can have happened. I have no problem with the physics of that. The reason is that the total strength of an object is dependent on it's total thickness in the direction of impact. In the case of an Iceberg, it is more than thick enough to crush steel. In the case of a single aluminum cross member of a wing (probably in the 10-15mm range max), it is not.

Oh, yeah. The signpost.

The signpost is irrelevant. I never mentioned the signpost. I'm talking about the building. The speed (in the range of a building impact) is not sufficient to substantially change the fundamental consideration, which is what is the single thickest impacting member (thickest box wall) in the direction of travel.

Don't bother responding until you read my posts on this topic. Your ignorance of what I actually said makes you look foolish in your hubris, once again.