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If plane wings were hinged (allowing a wing to flop down, but not up), then even the worst turbulence couldn't cause negative G in the cabin. That would pretty much eliminate injuries.

Obviously the wings need to lock into place for landing, and many structural elements of the craft would need to be redesigned.



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