Why did the RV-8 prototype crash?
A report from Vans on their investigation and conclusions, along with a link to the FAA final report, is at http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/58rvconc.htm. Even notwithstanding all the investigation and testing that’s been done by people who know very well how to do such things, from time to time someone will come up with a new “theory” (usually just an old recycled one) and present it to the rv-list. This usually prompts a discussion that lasts about three weeks, wherein much misinformation is tossed around, passions are inflamed, the only real result of which being that some of the talent on the list will unsubscribe in dusgust.
