Originally Posted by
Miles Magister
IB57,
I agree. I was once involved in an investigation where a KA had bent wings and the creases in the wings were exactly where the wings in the video appear to have separated. I was unofficially told by someone who should know that when KAs have lost wings after allegedly being over stressed that point is where they tend to go. From my own opinion, and not based on any factual evidence, I believe that it probably takes in excess of 5g to break a KA wing.
MM
looking for a static test report I once read that mentioned a bit over 7