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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 video of boeing stress-testing 777 wings by deflecting them up with cable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 video of boeing stress-testing 777 wings by deflecting them up with cables, against a stationary fuselage first thing that came to mind after seeing the video of the crashed plane do a cartwheel on its wing.

arepb 13y ago
The final closeup of the person in the video reacting is former Boeing exec and now Ford CEO Alan Mulally.
jser 13y ago
Also relevant -- an MD-80 losing it's tail during a test flight after a hard landing: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SXVmsm_pmUo http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SXVmsm_pmUo