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Old 8th Mar 2009, 13:41
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teropa
 
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Hi,

Just wondering about one thing. Since the 737 is a tough plane to control in a manual go-around situation with regard to powerful pitch-power couple, I was thinking about what kind of situation the THY crew has faced. Has the autopilot trimmed the aircraft exactly how much to keep it on the glide, whilst speed was decaying. Now, when you apply TOGA power in this kind of trim condition, would that render the pitch behaviour of the aircraft almost uncontrollable (as in impossible to prevent too much nose up, and uncontrollable even with full down elevator) and a subsequent stall?

Tero
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