Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic
by andi999 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @05:10AM
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Precisely. It also makes me wonder if they really reached Mach 1.01. I mean if you can recover with such an airliner, why did everybody before chuck Yeager die?
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Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic
by Gravityloss on Sunday August 22, 2021 @06:28AM
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Jetliners differ from old prop planes in that they do have a completely moving stabilizer, like fighter jets. But it's used for trimming, not for fast maneuvers. It has the regular elevators for faster maneuvers too.