Flight with disabled controls: Difference between revisions

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Several [[List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners|aviation incidents and accidents]] have occurred in which the [[Flight control surfaces|control surfaces]] of the aircraft became disabled, often due to failure of [[hydraulic system]]s or the [[aircraft flight control system|flight control system]]. Other incidents have occurred where controls were not functioning correctly prior to take-off, either due to maintenance or pilot error, and controls can become inoperative from extreme weather conditions. Aircraft are not designed to be flown in such circumstances, however a small number of pilots have had some success in controllingflying and landing aircraft with disabled controls.

==Control techniques==