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To: wk4bush2004
Not allowing to override the computer? That's a flying deathtrap!

That's nonsense. Do you want to override the antilock brakes on your car, too? The Airbus is a completely fly-by-wire design, as is the Boeing 777. The Boeing design will let the pilots place the aircraft into an unrecoverable stall, while the Airbus system will let the pilots go right up to the limit but no further. Which is better? Depends on the programming, I suppose, but I don't disable the antilock brakes on my car because I think I know better than the car's computer how hard to stomp on the brakes in an emergency.

Now, that being said, I'll stick with Boeing, too. Just not for this reason.

163 posted on 03/08/2005 8:08:27 AM PST by Yo-Yo
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To: Yo-Yo
Anti-lock brakes are not what concern.

What concerns is the limitations of flight controls.

Airbus had a situation where an aircraft crashed because the aircraft did not allow increased throttles.

Pilot controls are sometimes necessary to be in excess of programmed expectations.

When allowing a computer to make judgment calls you are in dangerous territory.
171 posted on 03/08/2005 8:36:46 AM PST by Gunrunner2
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