doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) (03/06/85)
> The horizantal stabalizer was not torn off by the descent perse, > but by the wheel outer wheel well covers coming off and hitting > the stabalizer. The wheel were lowered to reduce the dive speed. The news report I saw on TV shortly after it happened said that the gear "lowered itself" as a result of the high positive G forces which resulted from the pilot's attempt to pull out of the dive. Has this been contradicted by later reports? -- Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug
stevel@haddock.UUCP (03/10/85)
The original posting that the wheels were lowered to reduce the
descent speed was from the first news report I saw. Subsequent
news reports had the correct version that the main gear lowered
themselves due to G forces.
I shouldn't belive the news services.
Steve Ludlum, {ucbvax!decvax!cca-co | ihnp4 | cbosgd}!ima!stevel