I thought there was some sort of 'envelope protection' doodad on FBW aircraft to prevent the machine from rotating to the point where it would scrape the tail. Isn't that supposed to be one of the advantages of FBW ?
No.. it isn't in the A343/A32x series...
Was a rumour that something was incorporated in the A346, but a pilot on it says no. Maybe 346 operators might like to comment...
It would be a dodgy piece of software - imagine if the aircraft got a false "WoW" indication in flight, and prevented you raising the nose above 10nu. Bit embarrassing as you flew into the nearest hillside...
Tailscrapes are hassle, and expensive, but not really hazardous (well the SQ747 was, but that was an unusually bad one) - risk balance blah blah...
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