Blow me up, blow me down

Aeronautics: Aircraft that can fly without using ailerons to control their motion would be lighter, stealthier and easier to maintain

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If you lose your engine, you lose your compressor, so you lose your controls. Not that you can do much without an engine, but if you're already on a flight path to land when your engine goes out, a good pilot could still land the plane. What would you do in this plane?



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