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Forum: Tech Log
28th May 2015, 04:59
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

Chief Test Pilot for A320 development was Pierre...

Chief Test Pilot for A320 development was Pierre Baud.

Chief of Engineering was Bernard Ziegler.

Gordon Corps was a Flight Test Engineer.

Pierre Baud became Airbus Chief Test Pilot in 1978,...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2015, 02:59
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

I don't know what the vendetta against the late...

I don't know what the vendetta against the late Bernard Ziegler is all about.

More on him here:

Lifetime Achievement Award...
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2015, 17:50
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

A lot of self-contridictions in your post there...

A lot of self-contridictions in your post there Dozy.

Btw you may want to read about Bernard Ziegler. He was the guy who pushed very hard for Airbus to adopt digital FBW sidesticks and for the...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Apr 2015, 03:58
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

Not exactly the same. Scenario: FO applies...

Not exactly the same.

Scenario: FO applies 10 lbs back pressure causing the plane to start pitching up. At 3 degrees nose up, the Captain applies same magnitude forward pressure.

Airbus. Sum...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Apr 2015, 01:24
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

The need for summation is simply a legacy of...

The need for summation is simply a legacy of sidestick technology that was available 30 years ago. With non-linked passive sidesticks, summation was (and is) the only logical arrangement.

Denti:...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2015, 21:37
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

Hi Denti, that's not quite correct. With...

Hi Denti, that's not quite correct.

With speed reduction, the autopilot will command pitch changes to maintain altitude. These pitch changes (up/down) will be seen on the active sidestick.

In...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2015, 01:02
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

Having the sidestick move with the autopilot...

Having the sidestick move with the autopilot provides additional visual and tactile feedback to the pilots.

This does not detract from aircraft monitoring -- in fact autopilot backdrive enhances...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2015, 19:37
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

That's exactly how the new Gulfstream active...

That's exactly how the new Gulfstream active sidestick I mentioned above works!

The active sidesticks are not direct-linked mechanically, but rather uses a system of electronic servos via a...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2015, 07:02
Replies: 65
Views: 58,818
Posted By peekay4

There's no real advantage to "passive" sidestick...

There's no real advantage to "passive" sidestick systems except simplicity: less things to go wrong. And by now this design has been proven to be highly reliable and successful.

Yet despite its...
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