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Old 3rd Aug 2009, 18:42
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24victor
 
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They still fit an ADF though......

ELAC explained the reason why some time back. This is getting to be a really long thread........

Rgds.

24V

Actually, the instrument exists and has been an available option for FBW Airbus's for at least 16 years, and probably since the introduction of the A320 in 1989. If you look at a cockpit photo you can even see the "blank" in the upper left corner of the Capt.'s instrument panel where the AoA indicator is meant to be fitted. The problem is not the lack of the instrument, just an unwillingness of the airline's to pay for an instrument that they don't consider necessary.

ELAC
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