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JAL Boeing 787 wing collides with tail of Delta Boeing 737 in Seattle: video

Aerotime

According to reports, the right wing of the JAL aircraft struck the tail of the Delta airplane as it taxied behind it. The Delta jet was reportedly awaiting de-icing to commence when the incident occurred. Images show the two aircraft stationary with the JAL aircraft wing embedded deep into the tail of the Delta aircraft.

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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

Aerotime

What should have been a routine flight turned into a tragedy after a part of the tail assembly failed. On the cockpit voice recorder, the two pilots can be heard shouting commands between each other to kick rudder and push the blue side up, but despite their efforts, it was impossible to recover.

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Rebirth of FG-1D Corsair 92460

Vintage Aviation News

It just so happened that 92460 was available, so a deal was made and the center section was sent to Texas along with the tail cone. Gary Dunn, of the Classic Jet Fighters Museum in Australia, visited several times, helping the crew fabricate special tooling to allow CASC to manufacture hat channels on their shops rolling machine.

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The Unfulfilled Promise of the Fairchild T-46

Flying Magazine

The most significant visual differences were the T-46’s high wing and the “H” tail, with twin vertical stabilizers mounted to the ends of the horizontal stabilizer that strongly resembled those of the company’s previous jet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

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Exploring the Antique Aircraft Collection at Pioneer Village

Vintage Aviation News

Though the fabric on the wings would be recovered in 1952, the structure of the wings, tail, and rudder remained original to 1910. One of the rarest aircraft in the museum is an example of the first American jet aircraft, the Bell P-59 Airacomet.

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Scary: Southwest Boeing 737 MAX Suffers Dutch Roll Incident

One Mile at a Time

This incident was so serious that the plane was flown to Paine Field in Washington after the incident for Boeing to investigate, and the jet hasn’t flown a passenger flight since. An inspection was performed on the aircraft upon landing, and damage was discovered with the PCU (the power control unit, which also controls the rudder).

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Why Use a Checklist?

Plane and Pilot

Flight controls mean ailerons, elevator, and rudder, of course, but on some airplanes, if the trim is mis-set, the plane might be difficult or impossible to control. In that configuration, it didnt depart the airplane but, instead, blocked airflow to the tail, with fatal results. But there are variations from plane to plane.