Can anyone give a discription of how the wing of the A319 hit the CRJ? Because I would have expected to see a sign of a winglet in his tail? Or did the airbus just hit the crj from behind?
If the Captain of the A319 is responsible for the mishap, will he be punished in any way?
Or someone else that could be hold responsible for the mishap?
I wonder what a new rudder would cost, maybe around $120.000? Has someone a fix on that?
sn26567 wrote:Can the plane still fly with such a rudder?
I think it can, however I suggest to fix it first before flight. I think they even need to do a test-flight to check the status of the rudder.
Technically I think like Bart and say it COULD fly with such rudder. The flight performance wouldn't be optimal though. But the regulations are tough and you won't see that bird flying in such conditions of course
I'm not sure whether you need to do a test flight for such a repair,but I think you do.
You can fly that plane? Well, don't underestimate the aerodynamical forces on a rudder! If with such a crack he makes only a small movement, the forces could rip off the upper part of the rudder. An absolute no-go.
sjakie wrote:You can fly that plane? Well, don't underestimate the aerodynamical forces on a rudder! If with such a crack he makes only a small movement, the forces could rip off the upper part of the rudder. An absolute no-go.
I agree with Luchtzak. I think the CRJ would be able to fly with that rudder. I have seen many pictures of B-17s and B-29s flying around with even less of a rudder (and sometimes most of the tail missing too), during WWII
Don't you forget the elevator is on top of the vertical stabiliser on the CRJ!!! No vertical stabiliser means you are dead on a T-tail. And don't forget, a B-17 flies at half the speed of a CRJ.
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Well, don't underestimate the aerodynamical forces on a rudder! If with such a crack he makes only a small movement, the forces could rip off the upper part of the rudder. An absolute no-go.