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[Miloch]

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[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:14:05 -0700, Stormin' Norman
> wrote:

>"On 19 August 1992, the entire rudder of a JH-7 suddenly fell off at
>an altitude of 5000 meters, while carrying four live missiles. Against
>orders to jettison the missiles and abandon the aircraft, the test
>pilot decided to attempt an emergency landing. Using mainly
>differential thrust of the two engines, the test pilot Huang Bingxin
>made it back to the airport and attempted to make an emergency
>landing, but a tire at the starboard side exploded on touch down,
>causing the aircraft to veer off course. Using brakes as control, the
>test pilot made two attempts before finally releasing the drogue
>parachute to finally stop safely."

By "entire rudder", does it mean the whole vertical fin, or just the
moveable part?

Boeing has safely landed a B-52H with virtually no vertical stab, and
an E-6A (707) without the majority of its vertical stab. And of
course, the IDF/AF F-15 missing a wing.

And then there are helicopters, which have absolutely no business even
trying to fly...