"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Ramapriya" wrote

Makes me wonder why then was it that, in the crash at the end of 2001
just outside of NY, the A300's rear bulkhead came loose when the pilot
used the rudder to correct a yaw induced by probably a wake vortex ?
Ramapriya


Google for that discussion, but in short, the rudder was used rapidly
going
from full deflection, to other side full deflection. The plane was not
designed for that, and it failed. Part of the fault seems to lie with the
airline, for not properly training its pilots.
--
Jim in NC



And there are many people that fault Airbus for not making this "design
feature" known more widely. I remember reading in Aviation Week shortly
after the crash that Airbus didn't make much effort to notify customers that
full deflection of the rudder could cause a catstrophic accident because
they decided nobody would want to apply full-deflection as it would be
dangerous.

--

Scott