Never heard of a KC-135 loosing a tail. The one(E-6A) in the article is
quite different from the 135's. The first time the tail fell off the crew
didn't know that they had lost the tail until told so upon landing. The fix
was to change the amount of hydraulic pressure available to the rudder at
different airspeeds. How do I know? I fly and maintain these aircraft and
have many hours in this one. The Navy crews wanted to call the plane
'Gecko' but we ended up with 'Mercury'

Frydaddy


"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:57:46 +0930, "Dave Kearton"
wrote:

"Salamanda" wrote in message
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Anyone know what happened?
"guido" wrote in message
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How can a plane fly in this conditions?


http://www.talkingproud.us/HistoryB52NoTail.html

Boeings ~usually~ make it home after the tail falls off.

http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1989/8901260265.asp

Of course, the KC-135/707 was designed with a folding tail, for back
in the days when it were the big'n in the hangar.

Bob ^,,^