Originally Posted by
Owain Glyndwr
I don't think we know anything about the subsequent gyrations and I would certainly not like to attempt any prediction - they were nowhere near stall when if happened so I don't see why it should develop an almost instantaneous flat spin - in fact a aircraft that size will not do anything much in a fraction of a second.
Fair enough - I was speculating on possible momentum build-up from those pendulum-like yaw movements, but admittedly I'm way out of my depth - so if you say it's unlikely then I'm with you!
