george wrote in
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On Jan 10, 8:43 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Jan 10, 8:16 am, Larry Dighera wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 19:05:43 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
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Manual reversion is primitive in a 'bus, but adequate for the
task.

Are you implying that there is a physical link between the flight
controls and the control surfaces?

Oh lord no.
We pray toward the right and the aircraft responds by turning
right. It would be blasphemy to have a connection between controls
and control surfaces.

The rudder and the stab are both stil physically ( hydraulics)
attached to the flight controls. Crews are trained to land the
airplane using these alone.
It hasn't had to be done for real yet.

It'll happen
I'm still considering the statement about flight controls that do not
connect to the control surfaces.


Almost good enough for a sig

Mmm, you lost me there.

No modern jet except the 737 has it's flight controls mechanically
connnected to the stick. well, except for the little ones like the
Canadairs and whiat not maybe. They all ahve multiple hydraulics.


Bertie