https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-68628"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+it+possible+for+a+device+the+size+of+a+soda+can+to+bring+down+an+airliner%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs it possible for a device the size of a soda can to bring down an airliner?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1f76ae3b7dab6d172cd9c293978d6a53" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/628/for_gallery_v2/8a2f7afc.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/628/large_v3/8a2f7afc.jpg" alt="8a2f7afc" /></a></div></div>Wondering what the EOD members think. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/029/498/qrc/o-IED-facebook.jpg?1447864243"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/18/isis-picture-drinks-can-bomb_n_8591202.html">This Is The Bomb That Downed Russian Jet, According To ISIS</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Media affiliated with the Islamic State group has published a picture of the IED (bomb) that they claim brought down the Russian MetroJet plane over the Sinai Peninsula last month. The crash killed al</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:32:07 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-68628"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+it+possible+for+a+device+the+size+of+a+soda+can+to+bring+down+an+airliner%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs it possible for a device the size of a soda can to bring down an airliner?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="c82f0cfa36600147e340f96a821ac4aa" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/628/for_gallery_v2/8a2f7afc.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/628/large_v3/8a2f7afc.jpg" alt="8a2f7afc" /></a></div></div>Wondering what the EOD members think. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/029/498/qrc/o-IED-facebook.jpg?1447864243"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/18/isis-picture-drinks-can-bomb_n_8591202.html">This Is The Bomb That Downed Russian Jet, According To ISIS</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Media affiliated with the Islamic State group has published a picture of the IED (bomb) that they claim brought down the Russian MetroJet plane over the Sinai Peninsula last month. The crash killed al</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SSG Carlos Madden Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:32:07 -0500 2015-11-18T11:32:07-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner?n=1116858&urlhash=1116858 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am not EOD, but here are my thoughts on this matter.... 1. Depends on what the explosive used was....some make bigger bang using less..... diesel fuel and fertilizer in this size package not so much.....C-4....maybe. Other aspect is WHERE on the air craft? if it was in the middle of the cargo hold, maybe not....but if it was near an outside wall/skin, or in an area where there are critical components/joints/structures..... again....maybe. Would be interesting to hear what EOD folk have to say! Maj Chris Nelson Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:32:40 -0500 2015-11-18T13:32:40-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner?n=1116893&urlhash=1116893 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The answer is yes, yes it can, if placed in the proper place. When an airplane is pressurized and in the sky even a small device can have a devastating effect. Here is a link that should get you to Dr. Sydney Alford&#39;s demonstration a few years back: <a target="_blank" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5753092">http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5753092</a> SFC Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:41:05 -0500 2015-11-18T13:41:05-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner?n=1117100&urlhash=1117100 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It most certainly is large enough. All it takes is a hole in the cabin. If you combine the speed of the aircraft and a hole in the pressured cabin, the bird will come apart rather quick. The fact that has a small shaped charge on the bottom of the can should help make a hole. MSgt John Carroll Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:32:36 -0500 2015-11-18T15:32:36-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-for-a-device-the-size-of-a-soda-can-to-bring-down-an-airliner?n=1435130&urlhash=1435130 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Of course, especially if packed as a shaped charge pointed at the fuselage. SSG(P) Paul VanHorn Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:35:06 -0400 2016-04-06T21:35:06-04:00 2015-11-18T11:32:07-05:00