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Old 27th Jul 2018, 09:54
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Originally Posted by parabellum
If it ever gets off the ground, (excuse the pun), it will surely have a lock-out system whereby either both work or neither work? A simple dynamic pressure sensor, in the leading edge of the tip, could lock-out any tip movement whilst the aircraft is doing more than, say, forty knots? If the dynamic sensing on one side fails then the asymmetric lock-out function should operate?
Sound like the design of the DC-10 cargo door: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonn...ajor_accidents
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