Boeing 747-400 Out of Production Models

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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So how does a paint job cause a crash exactly? AND SHOW YOUR WORK!


Well, one way is not to balance the flight controls after a repaint.
I know of one Bonanza lost that way.

And at least one Grob.
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?...96FA123&rpt=fi


Yeah I remember that one.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable
cause(s) of this accident as follows.

failure of maintenance personnel to rebalance the flight controls
after the airplane had been repainted, which resulted in rudder
flutter and in-flight breakup of the airplane.


It's happened to a few homebuilts, but not that many. Most builders are
very much aware of the need for balance, especialy the guys making these
rocket ships that are aailabl ethese days, but thankfully it;s still a
relatively rare occurance.


Bertie