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Old 24th Mar 2009, 13:40
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Fizix
 
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Design Question

Can anyone please point to any documented design parameters for subsequent aircraft models (be it Brand A or Brand B) which have specifically taken into account the need to avoid the situation displayed by this accident? Namely those which take into account the previously-known handling characteristics of an MD-11 in particular (especially as a cited justification? - eg "touchy/sensitive" elevator control leading to new design feature as follows, ..., bearing in mind MD-11 behavour X/Y/Z)?

Put another way, are there any formally-documented design criteria post the 1970s/80s which point to a subsequent overall aircraft design feature which particularly avoids the "known" handling issues of an MD-11 (eg that which has apparently led to the accident in NRT)? I accept the -10 to -11 changes in design but seek information about other manufacturers takng certain things into account.

Also, I'm not a "legal eagle", just curious about whether "known" handling difficulties in one type have been acknowledged/rectified in subsequent airframe designs by other manufacturers.
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