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American Airlines 587

Printed page 135. PDF page 149.

vertical stabilizer separation began, the aerodynamic loads on the vertical stabilizer were about two times the loads defined by the limit load design envelope (see figure 15).178 Given the aerodynamic loads at the time that the vertical stabilizer separated, it
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American Airlines 587

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withstand limit and ultimate loads. During the test, the vertical stabilizer was loaded to about two times the design limit load for the lateral gust condition before the left rear main attachment lug fractured because of a tensile static overload.
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