Knew the fellow who did this at Boeing Field many years back with a C150 hanging upside down. Engine quit on him shut the highway down for quite sometime.
Not really what happened it didnt know about the cold soak test but the other outfit that was doing mods was informed about it. So there was more hype in this headline and story than took place. So no matter how this story was spun it had little to do with the FAA and Boeing more to do with a test that normaly was not needed except for it to operate up north.
From the video one wing and other items came off well before it hit the ground. Possibly the cargo pod also. Sad day for the company and people involved with the program.
Wow used to work for Raisbeck when he took over Robertson STOL after Jim died. Called him a few years back. We lost one Cessna and one Piper on test flights neither were fatal pilots bailed out of both. Its part of test flying an airplane. The hope is whatever failed can be fixed sad that someone died doing it. May they rest in peace.
