Hawker 800 winglets balls up

[S3_Graham]

This is rather scary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmoVP30JVW0

aircraft are still flying but running at limited heights and speeds.

[croyde]

Get me a very large gin and tonic from the bar, now!

[Brigand]

Isn't there a big machine that tests the wing fatigue by doing the same motion rather than sending the plane up there to do it?

That's certainly not something I'd want to see whilst up in the clouds!

[dr_gn]

Is that bloke in the cockpit praying? (10 seconds in)

[anonymous-user]

I hope the speed/config was adjusted sharpish. That looks a little concerning.

[a340driver]

Looks like aeroelastic flutter. Really need to know what the aircraft was doing at the time to see what caused the onset.

[fatboy69]

Flying home in a few days time. Best not show that footage to swmbo!!!

[Silent1]

Seems it's to do with the balance of the ailerons:
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2...

[S3_Graham]

dr_gn said:

Is that bloke in the cockpit praying? (10 seconds in)

The Jeppessen box is there and its the standard place to kneel if you want to talk the crew (read: offer them a coffee)

they are retrofit winglets hence only just found the problems. You'd be going some to break a hawker. Built like brick st houses! There was a south american crew that decided to snap roll one and twist the fuse though....


http://www.pprune.org/biz-jets-ag-flying-ga-etc/37...

[croyde]

"Shouldve rolled it back twice the other way to undo the damage......"

[simonej]

S3_Graham said:

You'd be going some to break a hawker. Built like brick st houses!

Bit like the one that landed safely after getting shot with a missile....

[croyde]

Right! Just have to win the Euro Millions and I'll be ordering one of those