Scoot Manley did a pretty good breakdown of some of the footage here:
https : / / youtu . be / CF9mdMI1qxM
He makes a fairly good case that the main cause of "2nd flight" was a
tank rupture, possibly caused by a fire or explosion.
The other thing that I noticed is that the crumpling at the base of the
nosecone occurred when the airframe when upward the second time.
You're correct, part of the landing gear didn't lock into place.
John
On 3/4/2021 4:01 PM, Thomas wrote:
John, only 2/6 legs locked I guarantee that it was sitting on the skirt. Check your spam folder for a pic of the rip in lox tank showing fire within said tank.
Thomas
On 5 Mar 2021, at 6:59 am, J Farmer <jfarmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I haven't dug deeply into it, I've seen images showing crumpling at the base of the nose cone, one image that appears to show a bend in the mid-body of the airframe, another where it seems like the ship is sitting on the engine compartment skirt, not the landing gear, etc.
John
On 3/4/2021 1:29 PM, Thomas wrote:
John, there is a screen cap circulating that shows fire in the lox tank before the RUD, so strongly suggests shock damage to the methane line.
Thomas