That’s putting it rather mildly, Leaddie! Mr Deakin’s article, still available on the web, was a little more blunt.
Creamie,
Too true, I guess a more accurate & technically correct aeronautical description would be "total crap".
But you know me, Mr. Mild personified.
Quite apart from the lack of knowledge of engine operations, the ATSB description of the mechanism of the crankshaft failure was so far removed from engineering reality, as to be beyond a joke.
However, I must say that the misinformation about engine operations did reach the highest levels, with the then Minister, John Anderson, questioning yours truly about "aggressive leaning" as the cause of one failure.
As we have seen in the current Minister's "answer" to the Senate inquiry, such people rely heavily on "the Government appointed air safety experts", it is very difficult to intercept such misinformation.
Tootle pip!!