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"No risk of damage, as with the Rudder?" Methinks the reason the THS was not deployed in the climb, and the elevators were not allowed to grab too much at a time had to do with protections.
The a/c at the bottom is not Damage?
The Rudder could disintegrate and part the VS, no crash. The THS, at full NU does not risk damage to the a/c? What if they had recovered aero flight, and the THS remained at -13 in a steep and high speed dive. No risk of damage? What a ride. ?
No inference of applicability, but look at this. The Rudder on AA587 tore the VS off (That was at <250 knots). If 447 had been in a recovery from Stall, the THS couldn't take the Tail off? I wouldn't place a bet.