Ty Webb
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I have never flown the MD80, but it is my understanding that on the B717 (basically a DC9-32) that the rudder limiter ("porkchop") limits rudder travel, and I am assuming that the hydraulic back-up does the same . . . . . . . ?
As for the NTSB . . . . everyone likes to talk about rudder "inputs", but how do we know that the rudder "inputs" weren't really caused by the vertical stab twisting? I would be curious if this is possible.
As for the NTSB . . . . everyone likes to talk about rudder "inputs", but how do we know that the rudder "inputs" weren't really caused by the vertical stab twisting? I would be curious if this is possible.