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Old 7th May 2009, 23:42
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jmig29
 
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Hmmm... L1011-500, for me the best, only knew them by seeing them at LIS. The only other aircraft that has ACS is the space shuttle; Still one and only (dunno new boeings) to compensate for crosswinds in both yaw and roll axis, until 5 feet LRRA; 2 DFCC's (replacing earlier roll, pitch and yaw computers), it would do CAT 3C to gate and full CAT 3B with only 1 DFCC; ask the guys at Gatwick why they call it the "runway scrambler"; DFCC sensitivity down to the microvolt, touches down with a plus or minus 1,5 meter tolerance; no FL limits, up to FL440; Thrust control by DFCC when out of cruise phase, thrust management by FMC when in cruise; beautifull glareshield with those "gas discharge" lamps that formed numbers and letters...
Anyone care to show any other airliner with similar performance (except fuel, of course)???
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