That would be a shame, my friend, 500N. I could say that a sensible nation that was resourcing a proper bang seat reasearch programme would do even more testing and engineering before the first trails. But this is a nation who are happy to do the most audatious engineering jobs - you have to admire them for that.
My guess is that, without a lot of internal structural work, the first bang will put a huge moment on the front of the fin and rear fuselage. The resulting, gaping hole will create some interesting aerodymic characteristics and, if that doesn't do it, any subsequent tests will simply compound the damage. If they do some ground tests first, the damage will be there already.
I hope they put the trial videos on You Tube.
Last edited by Courtney Mil; 28th Aug 2012 at 20:40.