Originally Posted by
dbsonic
Watching this in slow motion, the amount of destruction from flight loads/pressure is astounding. I was trying to identify the the spar system on the wings after both wings departed, and aside from the short center rod or tube, there does not appear to be much of anything there.
Definitely appears the be very little structural members in the wings. I noticed that there was one carbon tube spar that seems like it is pretty far forward in the wing.
I am curious as to the construction of the aircraft and the manner that is assembled prior to flying. As evidenced in other videos of this aircraft, these maneuvers were something they usually done before. I can't imagine it had flown enough to be experiencing fatigue in the structure and either wasn't properly secured prior to flying or had been damaged...
Just kind of thinking out loud here.