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Old 22nd Jul 2014, 08:02
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there is one piece of wreckage that does seem to show signs of being ripped through by something
This piece is the center section of the horizontal stabilizer box, made from brittle carbon fibre material. It has most probybly been destroyed by impact forces. This looks like the typical failure mode for carbon fibre material. The item is (reasonably) protected inside the fuselage tail cone, and not very likely to be damaged by a missile.
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