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Old 17th February 2006 | 04:55
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Ultralights
 
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slight topic drift, but still on topic, during these structural tests, are flight control movements tested at the same time? eg, the wing is stressed to 125% of its design limit, are all flight controls then tested through their full travel to ensure full control if the wing sees such loading in flight?

eg during unforseen severe turbulence, it would be a bad thing if the wing is stressed to 100% or slightly higher, and the aileron control jams or deflects causing temporary loss of control...
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