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Flutter speed
Just ran some numbers, in very general terms, depending on sensor position and factors like Mach number, in extreme cases... expect up to 5kts difference. Probably enough to trigger an IAS and ALT disagree on a modern airliner. For a plane flying at moderate speed the difference will be more towards 2kts.
So, let's see if I have gotten this right...? To improve the CAS estimate by an insignificant(?) 2-5kts, a vulnerability was introduced that could have a SINGLE sensor trigger a UAS, which by the QRH would have the pilots fly manually, in which case their life will be made a mess by the SAME sensor...?
As a mere PPL-I, I cannot fathom this. What am I missing?
As a daytime teacher of software engineers, I am beginning to suspect that this design decision, if confirmed true, will ever so sadly be useful in my teaching, together with the Apollo 1 fire and the Ariane 501 explosion...
