Accident Waiting To Happen?
According to the report about the crash of the KC-135RA, call sign “Shell 77,” in “Hard Lessons” ( AW&ST March 24, p. 25), it appears that this aircraft type is prone to some “rudder hunting” inducing “left to right yaw” caused by a malfunction of the aircraft’s series yaw damper and leading to...
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