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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline.

Runway

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline

Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. If the aircrafts wingspan is long enough, its ailerons will extend beyond the vortex diameter, and counter control would still be possible.

Turbulence

Turbulence Lift Drag Runway

Aviator Connection

35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

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