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Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by clon on Saturday January 09, 2021 @03:03PM (#25704130)
Elevator are hydraulically operated, while trim is actuated by steel cables + electric trim. I imagine an electrical short with the trim mechanism cannot be ruled out. But this is all pointless armchair speculation, borderline bad taste.
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Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by cjbprime on Saturday January 09, 2021 @03:34PM (#25704439)
In case anyone gets the wrong impression: there is mechanical control of trim too, and "runaway trim" has a checklist item set of responses that every pilot trains for. You can lose electric trim without crashing.
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