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A suggestion posted on PPRuNe that the aircraft could have been carrying a return trip fuel load, so perhaps 10,000 lbs remaining in the...

Does anyone recognize this part? I'm curious about the structure aft of the landing gear bracket. The flap system likely requires some...

No $*#!@ way the wing spar is designed to break apart. Unless they're a turkey after the feast, they're full of stuffing. I talked to...

When the aircraft lands hard, the weight of the fuselage, including the engines, passengers and luggage, can punch through the wing...

Notwithstanding its appearance in the image in post #103, the left gear diagonal brace may also be detached. The diagonal brace may not...

A better crop of the brace

Wing root and right main gear diagonal brace (snapped off at the gear connection)

I believe this Airworthiness Directive is about adding some line items to the Maintenance Requirements Manual (MRM) Airworthiness...

I have the advantage of working on the individual frames prior to gifing. They're just a touch better. I wasn't expecting great things...

blancolirio already has them up.

The diagonal brace doesn't push into the spar though, it pushes/pulls off the fuselage, well towards the centreline of the aircraft...

What I love to hate about this forum. You can't just expect everyone to go along with good arguments let alone flimsy ones. Why can't...

Net forces will inherently keep the gear deployed under the wing.

Yes, that relatively small and fragile tip was never a likely cause of tearing off the entire wing from the root.

Did you watch the video?