In this particular case, they all recognised the airliner was stalled. The
airliner was a Trident, with a 'T'-tail configuration. This particular
design (Ibeleiev in common with other T-tail designs) was able to get into a
stabe deep-stall configration where the nose rises so high that the
elevators descend into the wing wake and no longer have the authority to
lower the nose and the aircarft just pancakes down. Give enough height, I
think it is is possible to use the undercarriage and flaps to create enough
drag to correct the situation. These poor people didn't have the height
required.

"Mike Lindsay" wrote in message
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The final turn stall/spin claims many every year. Are
we really approaching the problem in the right way?
As an aside it is not just glider pilots who get it
wrong. I recall reading an accident report of an airliner
which had taken off from Heathrow back in the 60's
or 70's. The aircraft stalled at about 3000ft and hit
the ground in a stalled condition. There were 3 qualified
ATPL pilots in the cockpit, two of them qualified as
captain on type. None of them it would appear recognised
that the airplane was stalled.
What chance have we mere mortals got if the gods get
it wrong?


Its something to with having 3 pilots. Too many cooks...
But if you are referring to the accident I think you are, didn't the
enquiry find that the two younger pilots were terrified of saying
anything to the very senior captain, who was probably having a heart
attack at the time?

At least we don't get that in gliders, thank goodness.

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Mike Lindsay