My last post has been deleted (again), so I have to post it, because I think it is an important information:
The vertical stabilizer broke this way because it is designed that way. It is hold by several titanium bolts on top of the rear fuselage. The fin itself is designed much stronger than the bolts. So either the fin remains on the fuselage or it breaks. If it breaks, it breaks exactly there.
The AA587 was an A300 btw, not an A330.
Dani
You mean your last post (#665) that is still there?
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