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To: BenLurkin

Loss of lift, or uncontrollable plunge? hrmmm...

Putting the aircraft into a dive to regain speed across the wings without pilot input sounds like a great idea, and I agree with it, because time is off the essence in a stall situation, so I’m guessing that one of the software checks would be for available altitude, but you’d think they’d take into account the possibility of equipment failure. This is done all the time. If you go into a dive and your air speed readings don’t change, there should be a time-out on the maneuver.


5 posted on 11/13/2018 1:49:15 PM PST by z3n
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To: z3n

The the s/w gurus, plane performance managers and safety engineering use any FMEA type analysis?


15 posted on 11/13/2018 2:01:55 PM PST by Paladin2
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