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MemberBerry
Not sure exactly about which controls are you talking about, and what exactly do you mean, but as far as I know at the very least the elevator controls can be split on the 737.
There is a breakout connection between the two control columns that can disconnect if the torque applied on it becomes too high, for example if the elevator on one side of the aircraft is stuck.
Not true, there is a ruddy great toque tube that connects both elevators on the 737. You can (supposedly) disconnect the control columns, but you cannot separate the elevators. So if one jams, the other is too. Oh, and BTW, have you ever come across anyone who has done a control colum disconnect in the sim? Ever?
Face facts, the 737 would not pass certification today. Its rests its entire certification upon its 1967 grandfather rights.
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