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It's not worth it. Like, you could mandate planes fly 100 meters lower, but a lead coating would be so heavy. Let's say a 737 with a max weight of 70 tons. Covering the top half with lead would mean a 200 square meter sheet, and at 1cm thick it would weigh more than 20 tons.



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