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Originally Posted by skydork
The hydraulic system is not powered until right before takeoff due to it not being cooled on the ground. So I've been told anyway. Could be 100% wrong.
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Yup...100% wrong.
The elevator on the MD80 is free to blow with the wind. Often times you'll see one side up while the other side is down. With proper airflow over the tail, the elevators will come in line. The control column moves the elevator control tab, and not the elevator directly.
The elevator on the MD80 is not powered by hydraulics, however there is an hydraulically powered elevator augmenter to assist in stall recovery.