Originally Posted by ChristiaanJ
Don't know what's on more recent aircraft.
And nor do 90% of the "aviation enthusiasts" posting on this thread. The 320 is an extraordinarily capable and robust aircraft compared to many other similarly sized types. Triple hydraulics (yep, with a DEF you get plenty of electrics and hydraulics) and a flight control system that has that many redundancies, backups and internal checks that it makes even the most seasoned Airbus pilot get a minor headache.
This short thread is worth a read:
http://www.pprune.org/engineers-tech...em-voting.html
It would be great if this thread could regain it's focus and be a source of useful information for the thousands of Airbus pilots who are wondering how on earth such an accident could happen. As usual, we need to know whatever it was, so that we can do our bit to make sure it doesn' happen to us. Those who want to copy and paste ridiculous newspaper inventions or spout some regurgitation from the Discovery Channel (or even those who have spend a lifetime in a 737 who want to vent their unfounded opinions on a more modern aircraft that they have never flown) could they please go elsewhere and leave this thread as a place for sensible and informed discussion?