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Re:Details emerge of Air France B777 landing incident by tyingq on Thursday April 28, 2022 @08:55PM (#31200101)
Technicality, but the 737MAX MCAS was rolling a trim wheel, not moving the yoke.
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Re:Details emerge of Air France B777 landing incident by ncmncm on Thursday April 28, 2022 @10:02PM (#31200526)
Exerted force on the yoke via the elevator, driven by the trim tab. But they also yank directly on the yoke, for lots of reasons.
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