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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
If anything, I think the A-300 might have a design flaw. At least that one had SOME kind of flaw. I don't buy the bomb theory, if its a coverup, its a Frogbus coverup.

Anybody ever work with composite materials? I know for a fact that if you have a flaw in the laminate/resin, you can have some serious weakening... I would want to see that tail section, take it apart bit by bit.

84 posted on 11/16/2001 1:19:11 PM PST by Paradox
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This wasn't a bomb folks. Nor was it tampering. It was a combination of wake turbulence and composite material failure. Obviously, this A300 had undetected composite fatigue prior to this flight. Now, put that fatigue in a situation with the different loads from significant wake turbulence and you get what we have here...a tragic crash and a call for inspections of all A300's.

BTW, the A300 was the first commercial jet to use composites in the construction of the airframe, including the rudder and vertical stabilizer assemblies.

120 posted on 11/16/2001 1:19:28 PM PST by Solson
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