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Old 24th Jun 2016, 09:17
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atakacs
 
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Ok quick read but two things stand out of my quick reading:

1. Flight recorders where severely damaged and significant information was lost. Surprising.
2. They don't really know what happened but seems to be related to unusually complex aerodynamics at the edge of the flight envelope, which was being tested at the time of the crash. Again surprising given the state of CFD in this day and age.

comments obviously most welcome
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