Yes they probably would have crashed immediately after lift off if the ailerons were connected wrong way round. The video of the departure of the a/c that is being discussed, showed normal lateral control after lift off.
I know of a light a/c years ago, with the ailerons reconnected incorrectly, after heavy maintenance.. The company chief pilot was the PF on the test flight and a senior pilot in the RHS. At lift off, the inevitable occurred. The authorities tried to blame the PIC. (Yes they survived) They were unable to make it stick, as the Pre t/o check list in the approved FM stated, " controls full and free". The words. "In the correct sense" we're omitted. That Chief pilot had close to 20k hours stick time. I doubt if he ever used an A/P as the entire fleet was never equipped with them. AG aircraft.
Last edited by Dan_Brown; 14th Aug 2018 at 21:31.