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On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:14:05 -0700, Stormin' Norman
wrote:

"On 19 August 1992, the entire rudder of a JH-7 suddenly fell off at
an altitude of 5000 meters, while carrying four live missiles. Against
orders to jettison the missiles and abandon the aircraft, the test
pilot decided to attempt an emergency landing. Using mainly
differential thrust of the two engines, the test pilot Huang Bingxin
made it back to the airport and attempted to make an emergency
landing, but a tire at the starboard side exploded on touch down,
causing the aircraft to veer off course. Using brakes as control, the
test pilot made two attempts before finally releasing the drogue
parachute to finally stop safely."

By "entire rudder", does it mean the whole vertical fin, or just the
moveable part?

Boeing has safely landed a B-52H with virtually no vertical stab, and
an E-6A (707) without the majority of its vertical stab. And of
course, the IDF/AF F-15 missing a wing.

And then there are helicopters, which have absolutely no business even
trying to fly...