@ Lyman (re: #478)
I understand your first question as this:
"If the THS had (for whatever reason) remained in its previous (cruise) position of 3° NU (afther the aircraft stalled), and considering the crew would have made the same inputs (NU, mainly) as they indeed did, would the plane have by itself unstalled?"
Am I correct there?
I think the answer is no, but I'm not enough qualified to affirm it.
I'm not sure this question is really what matters, but anyway, why not?
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About the moving wings (re: F-8 Crusader). The fact is that the AoA don't change when the wing moves. It's the plane (the fuselage) which moves. The AoA is relation between the airflow and the
wing main chord.
Not between the airflow and the plane attitude.
The F-8 wing was built so only to allow the (long) fuselage of the plane not to tail-crash on carrier landings (and perhaps also to ehance the pilot's visibility). That wing stalled at the same AoA, regarless of it's position (incidence) relative to the fuselage.
Take care: apples & oranges aren't the same
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@ jcjeant (re: #485)
I do agree, for once.
But I'm still sure the plane can be made safer, with some "tweaks". That doesn't imply I think it is not safe now (I think it is), but that ehancements may (must?) be made, in the light of AF447's tragedy: The more holes in the cheese are resealed, the better.