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Old 07-06-2025, 06:40 PM
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Great pic.

"a forward center of gravity being created with a fuel transfer", strange, I would have thought loss of the vertical stab and rudder would have cause a considerable forward CG all by itself, anyway they'd certainly be looking for wind down the runway when diverting.

I did a search to find out how it happened. It was a test flight by Boeing with a civilian crew, and yes, they strengthened the tail after this event.

Military briefing video about the incident can be viewed here for those interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Ek42EhHsw

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