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Damage to aircraft Both aircraft were destroyed. The Boeing B757-200 lost most of its vertical tail by the collision and was destroyed by impact forces. The Tupolev TU154M broke in flight into several pieces. 1.4 Other damage The wreckages andOpen final report at PDF page 11BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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recognizable. The components of the horizontal tail unit were completely present. Of the vertical tail only a portion of the vertical stabilizer remained (1.30 m x 2.50 m). In the front area of the stub the control rods and theOpen final report at PDF page 23BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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Flugunfalluntersuchung Additional findings: � On collision, the airplane lost about 80% of the vertical tail. The manufacturer stated that the loss caused the airplane to become aerodynamically unstable in the yaw axis. Separated top portion of vertical fin and rudderOpen final report at PDF page 26BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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the calculation based on FDR and radar data. The paint transfer from the B757-200's vertical tail found on the left wing of the TU154M docu- ments the first contact between the two airplanes. The structural damage found on the TU154M'sOpen final report at PDF page 76BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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collision occurred at an altitude of 34 890 ft. � The first contact took place between the vertical tail of the B757-200 and the left wing suc- ceeded by the left fuselage side of the TU154M in the area ofOpen final report at PDF page 109BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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BFU Bundesstelle f�r Flugunfalluntersuchung direction of flight The top section of the vertical fin with a length of about 2,30 m was found south-east of the main wreckage at a distance of 4 to 5 km from the village ofOpen final report at PDF page 24BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen