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Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. The margin beyond VNE in indicated airspeed and the onset of flutter may be less than many pilots would guess. The pilot died instantly.

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Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. The margin beyond VNE in indicated airspeed and the onset of flutter may be less than many pilots would guess. The pilot died instantly.