Fwd: Reno Air Race - Probable conclusion to fatal crash
On 9/21/2011 5:59 PM, Sunworshipper wrote:
Sounds good and all, but I don't believe it. Loosing a trim tab
shouldn't cause multiple G forces.
SW
Doesn't matter if you believe it or not.
That's how it happens to work.
The forces involved are tremendous.
And that tiny little tab is what makes it all happen.
Think of it as the base of a transistor?
A tiny amount of current controlling a larger current.
They are, after all, just air currents!
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