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Chuck,

The video is quite old. I'm wondering how it happened to get
attention now. It got a ton of attention when it happened...I guess
we just have short memories.

It is during the testing of the DC-9-80 back in the '70s (they later
called it the MD-80 but it was DC-9-80 on the Type Certificate). It
is one of the hard landing tests. Unfortunately, the flight crew got
the descent rate a bit high at impact/touchdown and the tail broke
off...as it was designed to do. It is a test flight with the airplane
touching down outside of the flight parameters.

All the best,
Rick

"Chuck" wrote in message hlink.net...
Hey Jay...

I found a video for your page. It's an MD-80 falling apart after a hard
landing.

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6kuhd/MD-80.mpg


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"Rick Durden" wrote in message
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Chuck,

The video is quite old. I'm wondering how it happened to get
attention now. It got a ton of attention when it happened...I guess
we just have short memories.

It is during the testing of the DC-9-80 back in the '70s (they later
called it the MD-80 but it was DC-9-80 on the Type Certificate). It
is one of the hard landing tests. Unfortunately, the flight crew got
the descent rate a bit high at impact/touchdown and the tail broke
off...as it was designed to do. It is a test flight with the airplane
touching down outside of the flight parameters.

All the best,
Rick



Thanks Rick...

I haven't seen that one before...


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"Rick Durden" wrote in message
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Chuck,

The video is quite old. I'm wondering how it happened to get
attention now.

It was referenced (for no particularly good reason) in the weekend Avweb.

-- David Brooks

"Rick Durden" wrote in message
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| Chuck,
|
| The video is quite old. I'm wondering how it happened to get
| attention now. It got a ton of attention when it happened...I guess
| we just have short memories.
|
| It is during the testing of the DC-9-80 back in the '70s (they later
| called it the MD-80 but it was DC-9-80 on the Type Certificate). It
| is one of the hard landing tests. Unfortunately, the flight crew got
| the descent rate a bit high at impact/touchdown and the tail broke
| off...as it was designed to do.

Why was it designed to do that?

http://amelia.db.erau.edu/reports/ntsb/aar/AAR82-02.pdf

HTH,

Mike

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Hey Jay...

I found a video for your page. It's an MD-80 falling apart after a hard
landing.

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6kuhd/MD-80.mpg


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Thanks, Chuck!

I'll post it there shortly...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Chuck" wrote in message
link.net...
Hey Jay...

I found a video for your page. It's an MD-80 falling apart after a hard
landing.

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6kuhd/MD-80.mpg


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While you are at it, try this link:

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/tbird.wmv

Wow. What a great/terrible video.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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While you are at it, try this link:

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/tbird.wmv