NASA Composites Lab To Look At Flight 587 Tail Assembly

Investigators probing the crash of American Flight 587 will send key tail components from the downed plane to a NASA research center for sophisticated tests that should help determine whether a structural fault contributed to the accident. The A300-600's horizontal stabilizer and rudder, which...

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