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Old 20th Jan 2019, 23:53
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megan
 
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We have seen three B737 fly into the ground/water at steep angles in recent years, and there appears to be a common thread.
  • All were significantly out of trim nose down,
  • All experienced zero g or negative g during the pitch over
We are not seeing a repeat of earlier accidents where the trim motors couldn't generate sufficient torque to overcome the stabiliser loads?

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