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Nasty Accident
john_o:
:surprised:
Rich:
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The planes wings couldnt cope with the sheer down force - pilot must have pulled up really hard too soon snapping the wings off
DaveB@Vagbremtechnic:
Happened in 2002 that, the aircraft was nearly 40 years old and had 21,000 hours on it.
It had fatigue cracks in the central wing box that hadn't been spotted - a ticking time bomb!
vRS Carl:
Do you reckon the ground crew were saying as it took off "hey does anyone know what these 2 Bolts are for :confused:" :grin:
QD MBE:
As it starts to break up, there is a part that flies off, just as the starboard wing detaches, that is part of the centre wing box. In my old job, I had to attend a structural integrity and airworthiness course, and this was one of the cases we studied.
It had been repaired in the past using a doubler plate, to strengthen a cracked area.
As Prof Friction says...........
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