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an INOP yaw damper doesn’t cause a hull loss crash
by ulfw 7y ago
an INOP yaw damper doesn’t cause a hull loss crash
- WalterBright 7y agoIt has: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll#Accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll#Accidents http://code7700.com/accident_kc-135r_63-8877.htm http://code7700.com/accident_kc-135r_63-8877.htm http://www.failure-interactions.com/boeing---19-oct-1959.html http://www.failure-interactions.com/boeing---19-oct-1959.htm...
- VBprogrammer 7y agoFun fact. The original 737 actually had two yaw dampeners because they expected it to have diverging yaw stability. Just by chance the airframe is actually positively stable so can operate safely with no yaw dampeners so one was removed.