"Luke Scharf" wrote in message
news cause the skins to tear.

Yes, but they're built with the expectation that they'll be shot at. I'd
probably put a thicker skin on an airplane that was designed for civilian
use. I've heard stories about midair collisions where the wing of a
jet fighter literally sliced the wing of another aircraft off (with
minimal damage to the wing).


I suspect that the skin of a preasurized airliner is thicker than the skin
on the tail of a A-10.

Mike
MU-2