MD-80's most kept secret
I have for over a year asked pilots, aircraft mechanics, asked on various forums and peered in the manuals.
I have not found the answer yet, so I think that the best kept secret on the MD-80 is what forces is used on the flight controls in manual flight:
aileron
elevator
rudder
All people I have asked says that the MD steering is very heavy.
I have tryet a ride in a Diamond 42 simulator and the instructor was previously MD pilot and he told me that MD had heavier controls, and the Diamond 42 simulator could well give sore arms if not trimmed in flight.
I still hope that there is a friendly person who can tell me the data, and preferably in a graph.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards
Claus Norgaard