Jet Rudder Tail 
Flying Magazine
MAY 14, 2024
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.
One Mile at a Time
JUNE 13, 2024
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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Air Facts
JULY 15, 2024
Here’s a video of a 182 flipping in 30 knot winds at Las Vegas (with jet blast the deciding factor). I could turn tail, but things were not much better back further west. I finally learned to time the change of rudder direction better, straight as the nose wheel touches the ground, then as needed to stay upwind. What to do?
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 19, 2024
The rudder and elevators both had some internal work done to the ribs prior to re-covering the surfaces, but not much. Using Vought drawings, some of the tail wheel struts were manufactured in-house in our machine shop, for the funding was not available to purchase the exceedingly difficult-to-find components. The yoke is original.
Air Facts
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Navy primary flight training—the instructor had it coming Air Facts Journal Second Lieutenant Arnold Reiner Marine Corps recruitment brochures in the early ’60s described three pilot training pipelines: jets, transports and helicopters. With no money for flight instruction, my plan was for the military to pay for the training.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 7, 2025
She flew like a big, lumbering Cub of sorts, complete with a wooden rudder bar, tall wooden stick, and instruments that seemed like they were straight out of World War One. But my recommendation is to find a very early Bonanza for your first V-tail experience. Well, like a lot of the early jets, its fast.
Pilot's Life Blog
MARCH 15, 2024
Vital Components of a Plane in the Tail Assembly The primary function of the empennage or tail assembly of an airplane is to keep the aircraft stable despite the rotational energy of relative wind. Of all the sections of an aircraft, the tail assembly is perhaps the most important for keeping an airplane in the air safely.
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