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Old 9th Nov 2011, 16:15
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Originally Posted by MBird
I'm wondering if all those spoilers on the A330 wing more than counterbalance the adverse effect of the ailerons and make it practical to reverse the roll using the stick, particularly once well past the stall AOA? Or is it just the rudder effects from the BYDU and pedal inputs that rolled AF447 back the other way.
- I'm pretty convinced you are right. The apparent 'restorative' effect of aileron on 447 in a fully stalled condition has puzzled me for a long time and goes against 'conventional wisdom'. I now believe that the commonality of large spoiler deflections with aileron means we may have to re-write the book on the effect of roll control at the stall..
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