On 12 Apr 2004 03:49:32 GMT, (Shaber CJ) wrote:

the only inflight breakups in such a situation
I ever heard of were the ASW-22 prototype (1981), the eta and the US
Nimbus, the first two being test flights of prototypes.

How about the DG-600 prototype?

Aileron flutter far over Vne because Wilhelm Dirks removed all
flutter-damping devices for this test flight.
One aileron started to flutter and a wing broke off, Wilhem Bailed out
at high altitude (about 10.000 ft iirc).
This happened ten miles from where I live.


Bye
Andreas