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Old 3rd Jan 2002, 17:50
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Greg Baddeley
 
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Interesting article; laughably incorrect in places, but it raises some notions. If she tipped on her 4rse at the factory, then the underside of the empennage would have struck the ground, probably so far back as to not affect anything major (those vertical stab attachments are further forward) although there's always the possibility of some frame damage.(Bit like a tail strike) It would be most surprising if any damage that did occur travelled around the frames and up to the fin attaching points. However, if there was a strong gust from the side, then it might be possible to damage a composite fin - but it would have had to have been one mother of a wind to do that!
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