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Old 01-06-2012 | 08:41 AM
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Default RE: MiG-29 Stab Flutter Cause?

My opinion is that the linkage broke. You had flights with rock solid high speed passes without any problems (DEC 8th video) and one good flight before the flutter. If the stab was not balanced, or if it was prone to flutter, it would have shown up then.

Plus the immediate and violent flutter indicates a catastrophic failure of a part, IMO.