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Old 13th October 2006 | 04:24
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WindSheer
 
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From: Near sheep!
The A318 has recently been certified to fly into LCY - certainly the biggest!!
It has come at a price though with airbus designing a 'steep approach' function into the machine (probably comes as an option during ordering).
There is a 'steep approach' button on the overhead which changes the various FBW law's to enable a safe steep approach.
Certain spoiler panels on the wing automatically deploy on approach to allow for a stable speed/high rate of descent. They then automatically retract on short final.....and re-deploy fully as normal on touch down.

Impressive!!
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