Could that have contributed to the accelerated jackscrew wear on the Alaska?

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Dan D.



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Barnyard BOb wrote in message We were discussing a DC-9 simulator.

Did I mention anything about a simulator? :-)

It was an MD-82 simulator. I entered the loop at 335 knots and take-off
power. The dang thing didn't come over the top like I thought it would and
bled off airspeed much quicker than I expected. I suspect it's because the
elevator is too small for aerobatics. Same thing for landing. If you get 5
knots below ref speed and try to flare by pulling the yoke back, nothing
happens except that the main wheels slam into the concrete rather firmly.
The horizontal stab makes up most of the whale tail on the -80. The stab is
much more powerful than the elevator. I flare with trim and get greasers
about 70% of the time.

D.