There's a lot of chat on the Internet about it, Chris. It appears that it was
an early model trialling updated engines in a well-used airframe. Some say that
the airframe had been abused somewhat; the official report talks about a kink
appearing in the leading edge. Yet another source alleges that the aircraft was
exceeding its cleared envelope.
Chris
C M I Barker | Gamlingay
On 14 Jul 2015, at 20:47, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Looking at the one photo it appears that the #3 engine (right side
>>> inboard) disintegrated.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>
> No doubt about that, but the directions that the debris is flying away
> from the wing root, some almost perpendicular, suggests an explosion. If if
> had been a failure due to metal fatigue the debris would have just trailed
> behind at a much smaller angle.
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