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Originally Posted by Ramy
Renny wrote:[color=blue][i]
Wow, thank god it happened at altitude!
Isn't it that virtually all our rudder pedals mechanism are spring loaded, and if one cable breaks the result is instantaneously full rudder? I always thought this is a receipt for disaster. A glider without rudder control may still be flyable and even landable, but not with full rudder!
Ramy
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This is sort of true, but not in this case. The spring is just strong enough to ensure the pedal does not fall forward when the pilot climbs out. Also, if one spring is off, it is not strong enough to allow yaw to initiate.
In the accident of the JS1, the glider was in a right hand slip (full left aileron required). We can assume in this case that the left hand rudder cable broke. In the accident photo’s the right hand cable is off, which probably happened during impact.
May 10th 12, 02:32 PM
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