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One other thing

Larry J — 10/30/2002 1:47:17 PM (archived)

Back in 1964, a B-52H like the one pictured below lost about 85% of the vertical stabilizer and rudder due to clear air turbulence. The pilot (a highly experienced test pilot) managed to keep the plane under control and land safely about 4 hours later. He did it by lowering the landing gear and using differential thrust to keep the plane under control.

Many other crews weren't so lucky. Several other B-52s lost their tails in the early 1960s due to a structural problem. Most of them crashed, although some of the crews did manage to eject.

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• Wellstone investigation - Mary Anne - 10/30/2002 1:57:15 PM
  • SDAI probably used sympathetic vibrations to put the word "vortex" into your head n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 10/30/2002 5:41:42 PM
    • Woohaha I've been working on Mary Anne a long time now... ;-) n/t (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/30/2002 9:47:53 AM
  • That wasn't the Wellstone accident - Larry J - 10/30/2002 2:08:04 PM
    • Thanks, Larry - Mary Anne - 10/30/2002 5:42:31 PM
      • Re: Vortex - Tom Brosz - 10/30/2002 6:22:32 PM
        • Not just small planes - Larry J - 10/30/2002 1:56:24 PM
    • Aerospace expert's analysis of Flight 587 crash - Splinx - 10/30/2002 5:41:24 PM
      • Questionable expertise - Larry J - 10/30/2002 7:04:43 PM
        • Re: Questionable expertise - Splinx - 10/30/2002 7:57:25 PM
          • One other thing - Larry J - 10/30/2002 1:47:17 PM
          • Yaw Stability 101 - Larry J - 10/30/2002 1:23:41 PM
            • "A puff of white smoke" - Splinx - 10/30/2002 4:52:33 PM
              • Yes, and we've seen just how accurate eyewitness accounts are, haven't we? - Larry J - 10/31/2002 2:29:10 PM
                • Apples and Oranges - Splinx - 10/31/2002 3:45:18 PM
                  • Everybody saw apples when they were really oranges - Tom Brosz - 10/31/2002 5:08:37 PM
                    • Let's look closer - Splinx - 10/31/2002 5:53:34 PM
                      • Re: Let's look closer - Larry J - 10/31/2002 6:31:42 PM
                        • Pie in the sky - Splinx - 10/31/2002 7:20:15 PM
      • Day 2 of 4- NTSB hearings on Flight 587 - RobVG - 10/30/2002 6:54:21 PM
      • analysis of Flight 587 crash - Tom Brosz - 10/30/2002 6:11:52 PM
        • Speculations - Splinx - 10/30/2002 6:33:46 PM
          • Oh, THAT seems likely, Riiiight! n/t (n/t) - p - 10/30/2002 7:35:42 PM
            • Thanks for the thoughtful response - n/t - Splinx - 10/30/2002 8:00:32 PM