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Old 21st Feb 2007, 22:38
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B737 rudder hard-overs seem to be a slight problem.
Now, never having flown the B737....I wonder if it is the same general rudder power system used on the 707.
With that aircraft, an AA 707 in 1960, a rudder hardover resulted in the loss of the airplane, and all aboard, at IDL, now JFK.
Now, on the 707 there is a rudder power switch, right over the Captains head.
Is there a similar switch on the 737?
This rudder hardover scenario was a regular training exercise in the 707 sim.
Seems to me that Boeing should have solved these 737 rudder problems a long time ago.
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