About 13 years ago an A320 became very difficult to control on a go-around at Hong Kong. Something to do with the Flaps locked in the full position but the flap lever in posn 3. If I am right this situation can not occur these days as the control laws in effect take their que from actual flap position NOT lever position. Now what could paint/tape do to the flap position sensor ?
As I've said before the results of the investigation will be very interesting to read. As for Boeing/Airbus they are both a/c so if you set an sensible attitude and set a sensible thrust setting you will get a sensible flight profile. But in normal law will the Airbus allow you to set a sensible attitude & thrust, if the flight control computers are getting erroneous data. I know you can in the Boeing (75/76) but as am just back on the Airbus am not convinced you could. But then again I may be totaly wrong.
