Giles 202 vs French 222 (based 202 aircraft)
The French CAP 222 and the Giles 202 have everything in comon except building procedures therefore they are two different aircraft. The French decided to change "glue" materials among other small things like Seat Attachement points, etc..... They were attempting to make a certified aircraft, satisfy the french DGAC and in the process it got all screwed.
If you undesrtand how the Giles is put together (I own S/N 12) you will understand that The failure in the BAE report and Andrews in NY are completelly different in the way it got detached and what failed. the French CAP giles 202 based aircraft was a failure from day one.
In regards to Andrews accident, Lets wait for reaults. I know this is a rumor forum but......let the NTSb tell us before jumping into conclusions. There are so many variables that can affect composites integrity.
Last edited by mv031161; 30th Aug 2015 at 22:25.