looks like everything went aft ... then ....
looks like everything went aft ... then ....
It was a brick.
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If the tail drops too far the plane simply stalls, and falls out of the sky.
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The lawsuits alleged the plane was overburdened, as the. plane could, at most, safely transport just one 12-ton vehicle. Further, the lawsuits alleged the restraints used to keep the vehicles in place were insufficient and in poor condition.
Shortly after takeoff, restraints failed, sending an armored vehicle through the planes tail, damaging the plan badly enough to make it unflyable.