airfoilmod
You are so right. The A320 had a very long gestation period. This enabled improvements such as fly-thru-computer to be incorporated, which were not in the predecessor projects.
One might say that some of the best human brains anywhere contributed.
Not surprising therefore that this ahead-of-its-time masterpiece baffled more than one pilot. The early accidents are well documented.
But as the designers of this remarkable machine take their retirement, if they made it that far, let's at least say that their highly ambitious and innovative approach has been vindicated.
Last edited by Dysag; 18th Jan 2009 at 19:25.