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Howard in reply to @Fox

Isn't there just something really curious about the Stabalizer trim being manually controlled by a pair of cables running the length of the plane and in to the cockpit?

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itsbruce in reply to @Howard

Why curious? That (or an equivalent hydro-mechanical link) is how it would have worked before fly-by-wire, now retained as a legacy back-up system.

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Howard in reply to @itsbruce

I was under the impression that the physical connection between pilot and plane had mostly been eliminated, redundancy now provided through back up electronic systems.

Presumably the crank is that size so the pilots get enough leverage to be able to turn it.

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