On the evening of April 4, 1979 while flying over Saginaw, Michigan, the Boeing 727-31 airliner began a sharp, uncommanded roll to the right, and subsequently went into a spiral dive. The …

Apr 5, 2022 · The investigators believed that Boeing 727 pilots often set the trailing edge flaps to two degrees while cruising as it was rumored to increase lift with no additional drag allowing …

Jul 19, 2015 · There was a belief among some Boeing 727 pilots that you could increase the airplane's speed by pulling the circuit breakers on the leading edge slats and extending the …

The aircraft entered a second roll to the right during which the No. 7 slat was torn from the aircraft. Control of the aircraft was regained about 21:48:58 at an altitude of about 8,000 feet.

Apr 29, 2002 · Where can I read more about the incident that involved a B727 crew pulling breakers to wing slats and dropping the flaps slightly to increase cruise speed? I may be a little …

The straight & angled lines that make the Rudder Contours definetly make the 727 look like a Star Wars ship, also the 727 has 1 of the most beautiful empennages of any plane I've seen. The …

Jun 21, 2002 · In 1978, there was an unintended extension of the #6 & #7 slats on another 727. The pilot felt an airframe vibration which he believed to be a partially extended trailing edge …

On April 4, 1979, Trans World Airways (TWA) flight 841, a Boeing B727-31, registration number N840TW, suffered an uncontrolled maneuver, beginning at 39,000 feet; the aircraft rapidly …

Sep 9, 2020 · The slat extension on the 727 is quite quirky as well:- 2 of the slat sections (but not the most outboard nor inbard sections) extend first at a certain flap setting. The rest of the …

Jun 9, 1981 · WASHINGTON -- Action by the flight crew triggered events that sent a TWA Boeing 727 into a six-mile supersonic dive over Michigan in 1979, a staff report presented to the …