Originally Posted by
jondc9
mercenary pilot is right to a degree, the 737 does have manual control reversion in a limited sense...NO RUDDER control with loss of hydraulics, elevator and ailerons would remain unless the cables were sliced too.
mercenary brings up a good point about the 747 that lost chunks of tail due to failure of aft bulkhead (pressure bulkhead, not properly repaired). however it should be noted that the 747 flew for a bit of time after this happened.
I think the more we talk about it, the more we see that this was quite an accident, with so many possible answers.
sometimes the simplest is the answer, which is why I keep coming back to the boeing pilots being killed by a piece of the legacy, followed by decompression, autopilot disengagement and loss of control.
I have a feeling we will know the answer sooner than later on this one.
Aha! But then who extended the gear?