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Which is what would happen. Any control surface falling off is a
death sentence.

Not.


Besides, the rudder is part of the vertical surface contributing to
lateral stability. The airplane would be inclined to fly sideways
without the rudder. Some aircraft, like my Jodel and many of the Zenair
airplanes, have no fixed vertical surface and rely almost entirely on
the rudder for stability.

Dan