11. These included rapid changes in directional trim, severe buffeting, and wing drop requiring high control inputs to counter. 12. The engine ran on fumaric acid and aniline which was stored in two 75 gallon under wing drop tanks. 13. In qualifying, teammate Alex Yoong saw his wing drop off when he hit a curb on the final corner. 14. Navy aviators believe " wing drop " is caused by abnormal air flow over the leading edge of the wing. 15. Boeing said in a statement today that the company has " identified a family of solutions " to wing drop . 16. Wing drop was just one of 29 deficiencies in the Super Hornet cited in an operational test report last summer.17. Navy officials believe the " wing drop " is caused by abnormal air flow over the leading edge of the wing. 18. The Pentagon is withholding about $ 1.5 billion from Boeing until the problem, known as " wing drop , " is solved. 19. "Wing drop is not considered a show-stopper, " the Pentagon's top testing official, Philip Coyle, said in a statement to Bloomberg News. 20. The so-called " wing drop " problem on the Super Hornet was first noticed during flight testing more than six months ago.
