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Gulfstream G650 Test Flight Crash Analysis by Paul Kostukovsky is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Gulfstream G650 crashed during a one-engine-inoperative test flight at Roswell, NM, killing 4 people. The plane stalled before reaching takeoff safety speed due to an underestimation of stall angle of attack in ground effect. Two previous unexplained roll events were not fully investigated and should have halted testing. Factors contributing to the accident included flawed assumptions about stall characteristics, failure to establish adequate test procedures, and lack of an effective flight test safety
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- Paul Kostukovsky
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- EN