1370lbs

[Graham Singleton <100421.2123@compuserve.com>]

Message text written by INTERNET:Tennant@t-online.de
>I would have thought that Europa would only have to prove compliance with
the 
specified stress plus a safety margin. Why do they have to destroy
anything?<

Something to do with the extra margin for extremely hot days. They are
required to go to 8.55 G; that is 4.5+50% +50% . One of the extras is for
homebuilt composites and the implied lack of repeatability.

Graham