What brought down Thunder 21
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That's interesting reading, thank you, as is the loss of one of the crews Brother earlier.
Does anybody here know how roll is controlled on B1 in swept-wing mode? Does it rely completely on the wing ailerons for roll control when swept? Or does it also have elevons like the Tornado which take over when operating with swept wing?
TrimStab, Roll control is primarily by tailerons, the wing spoilers are to augment the roll. That is through the whole envelope, not just for the swept regime.
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I remember one of the first prototypes they lost, they swung the wing but had the auto fuel transfer selected off.
ERROR BY CREW IS BLAMED IN CRASH OF B-1 BOMBER - NYTimes.com
ERROR BY CREW IS BLAMED IN CRASH OF B-1 BOMBER - NYTimes.com