PISF...Pilot Induced Structural Failure

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PISF...Pilot Induced Structural Failure

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Re: PISF...Pilot Induced Structural Failure

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Eish! RIP.

Edit: -OK , I see now -at first I thought it was a low level steep bank he was trying
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Re: PISF...Pilot Induced Structural Failure

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A strut or flying wire failure as the wing folds up
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Ugly Duckling wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:25 pm A strut or flying wire failure as the wing folds up
The entire leading edge of the port upper wing seems to have folded backwards.
I wonder if there were leading edge slats where the attachment failed due speed?
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