Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was one of the worst aviation disasters in modern US history. The trim on the horizontal stabilizer – the rear wing of the aircraft – was not working. No emergency had been declared, so Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was being treated as a regular incoming flight.

Horizontal Stabilizer 256

Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airline Airlines 256

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Working with the Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving ( SUPSALV ), the NTSB continues to salvage parts from the Bombardier CRJ700 which was operated by PSA Airlines on behalf of American Airlines.

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Air Traffic Control Horizontal Stabilizer Quick Access Recorder Cockpit 281

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. While fatalities resulted, the majority of those onboard survived. The plane entered a descending right-hand turn.

Runway 288

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 288

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. After the military, he joined Hughes Airwest as an airline pilot and settled down with his wife and baby in Boulder City. The pilot died instantly.

True Airspeed 93

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 93

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. After the military, he joined Hughes Airwest as an airline pilot and settled down with his wife and baby in Boulder City. The pilot died instantly.

True Airspeed 93

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 93

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Not to worry: The airliner you are flying has probably not entered a stall in its entire 20- to 30-year service lifespan.

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 84

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

All of these primary control surfaces serve as a horizontal stabilizer for the plane. You’ll find a horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and rudder pedals here. Small planes tend to have fixed landing gear, while commercial airliners have retractable gear.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52