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Old November 27th 08, 09:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ian
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Default Beginner, Parachutes?

On 27 Nov, 06:58, Surfer! wrote:
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Frank Whiteley writes


An RAF member did this in an ASW-20 and landed safey off airport in a
field using trim and flaps.


How could trim make any difference if the elevator was disconnected?


It works - in theory - if you have a trim tab. I presume that the
ASW-20 does not, though.

Ian