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Old 12th Mar 2019, 10:38
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blind pew
 
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Obvious that many of you do not understand the different forces involved with the stabiliser and elevator. The elevator only generates a small fraction of the force that the stabiliser generates.
On second and third generation aircraft I flew we had a huge wheel with a white mark, a claxon and a by heart emergency drill to stop a runaway.
You cannot override the stab with the elevator on most aircraft.
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