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Old 16th Nov 2001, 07:10
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Question

What are the Dutch roll characteristics of an aircraft that has just lost it's vertical stab? Sounds to me that after the loss of the fin, any Dutch roll may have progressed to the point where the aircraft may have actually snap rolled. That'd explian why both engines were pulled off the pylons. In that scenario, wake turbulence would indeed have exacerbated the initial rolling action.
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