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Old 1st Nov 2015, 11:33
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wilyflier
 
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Fin and rudder on russian Metro A320

Kulverstuka #235 at 1158

My take on fin and rudder , pic at #233 and earlier.....

Fin reduced to a stub.
Not ripped or graunched by the inverted ground contact you suggested.
Very clear in earlier picture, leading edge of top half of fin
has collapsed onto the 'stub' due to
high vertical G force at pancake type impact
Looks as if rudder had departed before the 'collapse'
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