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Re:Plane Tests Must Use Average Pilots, NTSB Says After 737 ... by cmurf on Saturday September 28, 2019 @01:51AM (#21098713)
It's long since been demonstrated the airplane was recoverable. With perfect information. Lacking stall, full opposite aileron successfully counteracts rudder.
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Re:Plane Tests Must Use Average Pilots, NTSB Says After 737 ... by mlyle on Saturday September 28, 2019 @02:25AM (#21098817)
This is untrue. There is a crossover airspeed above the stall speed where rudder wins.
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