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Winnerhofer
29th Jul 2014, 22:48
Does anyone know how if AF's B743s had 2 or 3 A/Ps?
AF's B741 and B742 had only 2 A/Ps hence the green placard next to A/Ps.
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Wunwing
29th Jul 2014, 23:43
I dont know about AF but the QF 747 200s had 2 APs while their 747 300s had 3.

RingwaySam
30th Jul 2014, 11:00
They also had two in the B747-300.

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JammedStab
30th Jul 2014, 20:26
So what does two autopilots allow versus one and what does three allow versus two?

Winnerhofer
30th Jul 2014, 20:56
Were AF the only ones with that green placard next to to the 2 A/Ps?