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Old 09-19-2011, 12:54 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by noel View Post
I find it odd that the trim coming off would cause a complete lack of control.
I never had the opportunity to fly a P-51 but from what I'm told it is a bit hairy under normal conditions due to a thin wing and small tail feathers.

Unfortunately the trim tab didn't just "come" off. It flapping in the wind turned this high performance airplane into sort of a corkscrew I'm thinking.
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