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To: lowbuck

Did you read the report about the Air France/Brazilian Airbus crash? “They” have all but nailed Airbus (and air France for slow retrofit) for the design of the pitot telemetry-to-flight-computer software.

Apparently the flight crew on that flight had little or no hope of gaining control of the aircraft after the flight computer gave up. The aircraft appears (according to the report) to have entered a deep stall, departed controlled flight, and pancaked onto the surface of the ocean (5 degree nose up attitude) with an estimated force of 35 Gs.

I don’t have any of those issues in the Champ flying VFR.


5 posted on 03/04/2010 9:28:04 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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To: Blueflag

Hello Blueflag,

I posted an article that was in Speigel about the A-330 crash. Is the report you refer to from another source??

If so I would appreciate a link if you have one.


8 posted on 03/04/2010 9:33:46 AM PST by lowbuck (The Blue Card (American passport): Don't leave home without it!!)
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