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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll

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Re: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll

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For those unfamiliar with Dutch Roll -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll

Noteworth there: The 2013 fatal crash of a Boeing KC-135R, after its rudder PCU failed. The article places preliminary blame (for the new incident) on the 737-8's rudder PCU.

One might wonder about the design, components, and processes commonalities between rudder PCU's for the KC-135R, and 737-8.

Re: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll

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"Dutch Roll is a coupled out of phase movement of the aircraft as result of weakened directional stability (provided by the vertical tail and rudder), in which the aircraft oscillates around its vertical as well as longitudinal axis (coupled yaw and roll)." That sounds pretty scary. I wonder why it wasn't bigger news when it happened last month?

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Re: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll

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"Dutch Roll is a coupled out of phase movement of the aircraft as result of weakened directional stability (provided by the vertical tail and rudder), in which the aircraft oscillates around its vertical as well as longitudinal axis (coupled yaw and roll)." That sounds pretty scary. I wonder why it wasn't bigger news when it happened last month?

I wonder if the name is related to the Dutch Tilt camera shot - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_angle

Re: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll

#17

Horses are very stable

I hever never once heard of a dutch roll occuring to a train.

Am on a Dutch train right now and there is a distinct lack of roll, Dutch or otherwise.

That said, I wonder where the term Dutch Roll comes from. Perhaps the oscillation is reminiscent of the motion of a ship rocking side to side. The Dutch were a major sea power.

Re: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll

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"Dutch Roll is a coupled out of phase movement of the aircraft as result of weakened directional stability (provided by the vertical tail and rudder), in which the aircraft oscillates around its vertical as well as longitudinal axis (coupled yaw and roll)." That sounds pretty scary. I wonder why it wasn't bigger news when it happened last month?

Here's a video demonstrating it:

https://youtu.be/Zmjam1evDD4

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