When big is TOO BIG?

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Looks a bit like destructive flutter? Either way that's 100kg of model coming down as shrapnel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yf_QTbDeWM

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jamieduff1981 said:

It makes a good case for the existence of Engineers.

My thoughts exactly! It's not that difficult to build something that big but understanding the structural issues is something else....

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dr_gn said:

Some commercial aircraft have been lost in recent times due to fin failure caused by excessive rudder deflections or some catastrophic event like explosive decompression.

Got to agree, It appeared that the fin failed just when he applied rudder to compensate for the knife-edge attitude of the jet. Aircraft had a curent airworthyness examination (due to the weight).