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Originally posted by poprivit:
One would think if one was the pilot of the C-130 in the photo that the visible control surfaces would be at extreme angle as the pilot tried to correct the invert. Also, if the -130 pulled enough g's to render the airframe overstressed, there's a distinct possibility that the crew (no g-suits) would have suffered enough damage to be unable to control a spinning top, to say nothing of a spinning C-130.

Let's here it for Photoshop.

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Originally posted by Toomany Tools:
Should not effect the pilot's career much if any at all. USAF had a very long history of forgiving pilots for destroying aircraft. I was on a couple mishap boards, one where a pilot destroyed an F-15E due to performing a maneuver specifically prohibited in the -1, a maneuver he'd been previously admonished for performing, and he didn't even get a letter of reprimand even though it cost taxpayers upwards of $45-million. Maybe things have changed but I doubt it.

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Originally posted by surestrike:

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Originally posted by Toomany Tools:
Should not effect the pilot's career much if any at all. USAF had a very long history of forgiving pilots for destroying aircraft. I was on a couple mishap boards, one where a pilot destroyed an F-15E due to performing a maneuver specifically prohibited in the -1, a maneuver he'd been previously admonished for performing, and he didn't even get a letter of reprimand even though it cost taxpayers upwards of $45-million. Maybe things have changed but I doubt it.

So what does this have to do with a flight control failure?