Originally Posted by
BarbiesBoyfriend
Total speculation warning.
Fins have come off airbus before.
Yes. But in all cases except one this happened during the impact sequence
This airbus's fin was found intacto and seperate.
As is the case in almost all instances where an Airbus crashes. Even the Afriqiah Fin looked pristine compared to the rest of the plane.
The fins are simply extremely strong compared to their weight. So their own inertia is low compared to their strength.
It didn't finish up where the wreckage of the a/c was found.
[How do you know that, while even the investigation experts don't know it / don't agree ?
If rough rudder action can snap an airbus fin off, surely a MF Cb could too.
If a Cb shears something off it would rather be the HS.
That is in most cases the first control surface which fails in a dynamic overload. In the remaining cases it is the wing that fails.
Loss of VS is extremeliest rare.
Besides that I do not see giant lateral forces in a Cb, mostly vertical forces.
I'll betcha that fin came off and precip'd the accident sequence.
Where can I place my money for this bet ?