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Old 10th Jun 2013, 14:23
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When you crash (exceeding the maximum designed g-load) something is going to break. Which something depends on the vector. As a passenger I quite prefer the outcome shown. I recall a video of an airshow crash (similar plane type) some years ago with similar outcome.
You design for the structure to take the force of the impact and crush/fracture to relieve the landing impact. Same thing for the substructure of a car or helicopter.

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