jackscrew
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of jackscrew
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And a part found in the wreckage, the jackscrew, shows that on impact the horizontal tail was swiveled so as to point the nose sharply down.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2019
Last week investigators found a device known as a jackscrew in the wreckage, which suggests the Ethiopian flight might have had a problem with the automated system also suspected in the Lion Air crash.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2019
The jackscrew, used to set the device that raises and lowers the plane’s nose, indicates the jet was configured to dive, Cox said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2019
In the Ethiopian crash, which killed all 157 people on board, there’s no suggestion that the jackscrew on the Boeing plane failed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
The axle was slightly bent, and a blacksmith had to bring clamps and a jackscrew before the new wheel could be adjusted.
From The Silent Barrier by Louis Tracy
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