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Monday, August 11, 2003

'A Single Fastener in a Critical Flight Control Link'

ALPA's discussion of DC-8 pitch control design issues: Split Controls Unlike newer transport aircraft, the left and right sides of the DC-8's pitch control system cannot be isolated from one another in the event of a jam or malfunction on one side. The DC-8 was certificated in 1959, while the FARs [Federal...

 
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