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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: China AL 747
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Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 17:29:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  5 17:29:06 1985
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> 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?
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Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug