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Old Dec 4, 2019 | 11:59 pm
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Originally Posted by djmp
Pictures just came out. Turns out the fuselage split open behind the wing during the flex test. Pretty ugly.
This is a tad disconcerting:

"The relatively good news for Boeing is that because the test failed so explosively at just 1% shy of meeting federal requirements, it will almost certainly not have to do a retest. Regulators will likely allow it to prove by analysis that it’s enough to reinforce the fuselage in the localized area where it failed."
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