Details and Credibility

At yesterday's briefing on the fuselage rupture of a Southwest Airlines 737, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) used an airplane model as a visual aid. On their model, the horizontal stabilizer points down (anhedral). The horizontal stabilizer of 737s actually point up (dihedral). It would increase my confidence in the NTSB if they had put the model together correctly.




References:
Wong, Alex. Close-up Look at 737 Fuselage Damage. 2011. Photograph. Getty Images, Washington, DC. Picture This. The Seattle Times, 05 Apr. 2011. Web. 06 Apr. 2011. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2014693019_pt_sw737.html.

"737-300 with Winglets." CAD 3-View Drawings for Airport Planning Purposes. The Boeing Company. Web. 06 Apr. 2011. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/dwgs/7373w.zip.