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Old 16th March 2006 | 10:26
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Old Smokey
 
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trot,

The stabilizer is controlled electrically, and operated by a primary and a secondary electric motor (115VAC) via a huge screw jack. No manual reversion.

The Elevator control tabs are entirely mechanical, operated by fly by wire, that is, a great big wire from the pilot's control columns direct to the control tab (the best type of fly by wire). No PCUs needed. And yes, the elevators (on the ground) move at the whim of the wind, but the control tabs are in a position appropriate to the control column position. No manual reversion needed, it's entirely manual. (So are the ailerons, and the rudder is not so bad at all in the manual mode).

How's that for 25 years memory of engineering systems? Now, if you really want to test me, ummmm, the unfeathering pressure for the DC3 (R1830) was, and still is 650 PSI.

Regards,

Old Smokey
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