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Old 21st November 2001 | 22:38
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Wino
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Its a shame you didn't bother to actually read the rest of the posts here on the subject.

Slinging engines off of an aircraft is actually relatively easy to do. All you need is a sufficient side slip to do it. In the days before simulators training was done in the real aircraft. One of the manuevoers that was practiced was a yaw dampaner failure which results in dutch roll. Once the aircraft starts dutch rolling (nose goes one way, wings turn the other way, big sideslips result) it was common for the 707/DC-8s of the time to sling engines off.

If you lose the vertical tail (all of it) you will almost instantly develope more than enough sideslip to peel both engines right off the aircraft.

With the failure of the tail, there are no qualified jet pilots that have any trouble imagining the failure of the pylons shedding the engines. And the debris field bares this out perfectly. There is not a mark on the tail, as the Continuous Rod warhead of a stinger missle would have left.

Furthermore, once the pristine tail left the A300 there were no hydraulics left to activate any remaining control surfaces and the unfortunate crew was now a passenger as well. It would be similar to running down the highway, having the throttle stick wide open, the brakes fail and the steering wheel come off in your hand. Its only a matter of time till the impact.

But keep going with your conspiracy theories if they make you feel better. Unfortunately, all you will do is upset people who don't know any better.

Cheers
Wino
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