There was some controversy, I gather, as to the cause of the accident. I saw a
film of it years ago during a safety course. In that it appeared to break up,
starting from the wing.
Chris
> On 14 Jul 2015, at 17:27, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Syerston_Avro_Vulcan_crash
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Syerston_Avro_Vulcan_crash>
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Syerston_Avro_Vulcan_crash
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Syerston_Avro_Vulcan_crash>>
>>>>
>>>> so it was probably operating very close to its airframe limits in any
>>>> manoeuvre like this.
>>>
>>> Design limits or limits of that specific test airframe?
>>>
>> Could have been either, Ken. But my point is that the system for checking
>> designs and clearing
>> them for their flight envelope was less sophisticated than now. Add to that
>> the slightly slacker
>> attitude to airframe limits that pertained at the time.
>>
>
> Looking at the one photo it appears that the #3 engine (right side
> inboard) disintegrated.
>
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