How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?

I have been wondering how the pilots of a plane would notice that the rear end of their plane broke of... and I mean other than the plane going down of course. How would the controls feel and is there an actual warning lamp in case the tail comes off or something?How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?there's pretty selfexplanatory footage from the WWII concerning this. a B24 suffers a flak hit into the aft fuselage, braking away the tail. the rest of airplane immediately dives.How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?
The airframe would lose control in both pitch and yaw. If the controls are mechanical, such as on a small aircraft, the yoke and rudder pedals would probably lock up as the cables became entangled with other structure. If the controls are hydraulic, the yoke would go slack as the hydraulic pressure falls to zero.

Losing the tail would affect the C.G. The wings would become unstable, as a result. Losing pitch control might cause the nose to pitch up or down violently, which could cause structural failure of the wing spars.

Under some circumstances, the airframe might remain partially controllable. It is not likely that the aircraft could fly to a runway and actually land. It would be a great accomplishment just to do a dead ahead crash landing in a farmer's field.

The landing a "few" years ago at Sioux City approximated these conditions. A compressor wheel broke loose and cut through all of the hydraulic lines in the tail of the aircraft. Although the airframe broke up on landing, it was a great accomplishment on the part of the Captain (Haynes, if I remember) and the first officer to get the airframe on the runway. They still have my great respect. However, the airframe did not lose it's empennage.

Survivability statistics in such circumstances are low.How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?The flight yoke would most likely be completely loose vertically and the pilots would also loose total control of their vertical pitch, because the elevators which are almost 100% reposnsible for that control would no longer be there. Horizontaly, however, the flight yoke should be the more or less the same.How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?
They would be limp and floppy like you #ick. Basically worthless. Yes there is a warning light that come on and it activates a recording that screams out "you're Gonna DIE!"" Kiss it good- bye"!It transmits into the passenger compartment too.How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?There is not much data from any pilot's this has happened to. They are dead. This would be considered a fatal failure and the aircraft could not be controlled and certainly not landed safely.How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?
No 'warning lamp' necessary.

You'd lose all pitch and yaw control.

You'd retain aileron control though, until the first wing came off.How would the plane controls react if a plane lost it's tail?
If there is no tail, there are no controls to react....... Then their is the noisy cold air as the thing falls through the sky.

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