Re: Europa-List: StructuraL failure or?

[William Harrison <willie.harrison@tinyonline.co.uk>]

.....or if the air was not smooth at vne???


On 16 Sep 2007, at 20:27, Carl Pattinson wrote:

> <carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> The aircraft had just been through its annual inspection at Bodmin  
> (where the aircraft had flown to). My understanding is that the  
> post inspection flight test may have taken place during the course  
> of the return flight.
>
> This would have included a dive to VNE (ie: 165 kts). If the  
> recovery was made badly the airframe could have become  
> overstressed, resulting in premature failure of one or both of the  
> wings.
>
> I