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Old 5th Dec 2008, 09:02
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Baron737

There were no injured pax.

But system function was normal. The only disturbing fact was, this happened in Oceanic Airspace and was a A340 or A330.

The aircraft was more then 6 kts in the overspeed regime ( red band ). With full sidestick forward the aircraft stays in the level up to Vmo +15kts. Then protection commands the a/c to go in a slight climb to stay at Vmo + 6kt with a full sidestick down input.

If you already had applied full stick forward before going in the red band it even goes to Vmo+30kts and deplets to Vmo + 15kts. Remember this all happens in the red band.


I do not know how you fell with your Baron or 737 flying around in the redband.




Stick to the facts...

little story for you Baron 737:
By the way: the A320 when it was new once got stuck in a holding pattern and the crew could not get out of it anymore.

The FMS would not comply anymore and the A/C started responding after the total electric was shut down and the systems were repowered and in direct law the a/c landed in emergency configuration :-))

Donīt be a wimp, fly Airbus :-)
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