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Old 1st September 2012 | 12:31
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Lyman
 
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From: Grassy Valley
That is true, fullwings, but in Pitch, the wings are protected by a 2.5 load factor.

Did someone forget to add load factor in Yaw? That is what the limiter is supposed to accomplish. The elevators cannot provide more than 2.5 in any aspect, what makes the VS chopped liver? How does the possibility of failure of VS escape the designers?

At accelerometer sensed limits, the Rudder should lose hydraulics, and trail in the airstream, unloaded...

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