Originally Posted by
wonkazoo
Is this maneuver going to save a 737 one day when the trim runs amok?? I highly doubt it. But with a horizontal trim tab that can be locked into position well within the flight envelope it is probably worth exploring what your options are if it ever does lock up and try to stick you into the ground nose first.
Wonkazoo, thank you for this analysis.
Just a question concerning aircraft structure.
I seem to remember of an Airbus accident when due to coarse use of the rudder at speed, the tail fin snapped and the aircraft was lost. So maybe the 737 (or Airbus) structure may not resist the amount of top rudder that could be used in an attempt to keep the nose from falling ?
Which would not mean one mustn't try this desperate maneuver...