Can the pilot still manage the pitch control if the aircraft elevators jam mid-flight?

The elevators are typically located on the horizontal stabilizer at the tail of the aircraft and are used to control the aircraft’s pitch, which refers to the up and down motion of the nose. When the aircraft elevators become jammed, it means that the primary control surfaces responsible for pitch control are stuck and cannot […]

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JetBlue aircraft collides with moving vehicle

JetBlue plane was damaged on Monday after it collided with a pushback tractor after it left the gate at San Francisco International Airport and was preparing for departure to Boston. Photos and videos shared on social media showed how the pushback tractor became wedged underneath the left-hand engine of the Airbus A321 aircraft, although the […]

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