Originally Posted by
westhawk
If I recall correctly, that airplane was repaired and returned to service. I'm pretty sure it wasn't cheap to repair the extensive structural damage done during the high speed dive and pullout. A 5 gee pull in a 747 is impressive indeed, even if it did cause the loss of nearly half of the HS and elevator surface. Don't try this at home kids!
It was a write off never flew again. I think it was left at SFO.
Last edited by vilas; 28th Oct 2016 at 16:43.