AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: JAMMED RUDDER KILLS 132, The Crash of USAir Flight 427

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: JAMMED RUDDER KILLS 132, The Crash of USAir Flight 427
Author: Hank Williamson, editor
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2011-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1105131343

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The Boeing 737 has a history of rudder system-related anomalies, including numerous instances of jamming. A number of accidents and incidents were the result of the airplanes' unexpected movement of their rudders. During the course of the four and a half year investigation of the crash of USAir Flight 427 near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, killing 132 people, the NTSB discovered that the PCU's dual servo valve could jam as well as deflect the rudder in the opposite direction of the pilots' input, due to thermal shock, caused when cold PCUs are injected with hot hydraulic fluid. This finally solved the mystery of sudden jamming of the rudders of this aircraft.

The Downing of TWA Flight 800

The Downing of TWA Flight 800
Author: James Sanders
Publisher: Zebra Books
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780821758298

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Argues that TWA flight 800 was downed by the accidental lauching of a Navy missile and that the government is engaging in a coverup.

Icing Cloud Calibration of the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel

Icing Cloud Calibration of the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel
Author: Robert F. Ide
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

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The icing research tunnel at the NASA Glenn Research Center underwent a major rehabilitation in 1999, necessitating recalibration of the icing clouds. This report describes the methods used in the recalibration, including the procedure used to establish a uniform icing cloud and the use of a standard icing blade technique for measurement of liquid water content. The instruments and methods used to perform the droplet size calibration are also described. The liquid water content/droplet size operating envelopes of the icing tunnel are shown for a range of airspeeds and compared to the FAA icing certification criteria. The capabilities of the IRT to produce large droplet icing clouds is also detailed.

Fresh from the Farm 6pk

Fresh from the Farm 6pk
Author: Rigby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 9781418914219

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