Originally Posted by
TTex600
I forget which thread it was on, but Dozy stated something about using rudder for roll in stall recovery.
The Ultimate design load of the AA587 vertical stab was exceeded by rapidly reversing pedal inputs at high speed in dense air. A stall condition is by its very nature low-speed.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that the advanced training given to that particular F/O was designed for the DC-9s and MD-80s that made up the bulk of AA's domestic fleet at the time - T-tail, rear-engined, less rudder authority required. Trying that same manouevre on any podded, low-tail design would have had the same result no matter what the particular type was.