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Old 6th May 2006, 12:50
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Dan Reno
 
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6 foot, not 30 foot drop

The article below states the recent V-22 mishap caused the RH wing to snap-off after the A/C dropped from a height of
6-feet and went on to tout the wing seperation as another designed-in feature for passenger safety. I recall Blackhawk hard-
landing test video that seemingly surpassed a 6-foot fall with the airframe receiving no structural damage and was flyable afterwards.
I would assume the V-22 had to pass a similar crash-worthiness test and would be interested to know if a 6-foot drop causing
Class A (unflyable) damage met the spec. Anyone care to do the math or speculate?

http://www.newbernsunjournal.com/Sit...&Section=Local
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