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Is it still possible at or near VMO? And when the trim is maxed out? I don't think I've seen an authoritative answer on that, and that's the situation they fa
by 3JPLW 8y ago
Is it still possible at or near VMO? And when the trim is maxed out? I don't think I've seen an authoritative answer on that, and that's the situation they faced.
- cjbprime 8y agoAnother commenter pointed out that the captain is pulling back as hard as he possibly can on the yoke; releasing it to turn a trim wheel instead may have been just as deadly.
- VBprogrammer 8y agoIf my reading of the graphs is correct they are above Vmo for most of the episode. I'm surprised the flight surfaces weren't torn from their hinges.
- na85 8y agoVmo incorporates a factor of safety in its specification, so exceeding it is not a "parts fall off the aircraft" event. Vne is where things start to get scary because it's usually based on flutter, which can catastrophically damage/destroy the aircraft in very short order.
- VBprogrammer 8y agoYes. But it doesn't include full control deflections and certainly not control deflections in opposition to one another. Even at Va rapid control movements and control movements in multiple axes can permently damage the aircraft.
- na85 8y agoCorrect