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Old 28th Nov 2009, 13:23
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I'm well aware of this document and as I stated above AIRBUS officially only states that there are no restrictions operating with low fuel levels. Unfortunately this only applies for manoeuvres within certification requirements and demonstrating a go-around with 30 minutes FOB is neither required nor is the fuel for it figured in the fuel-calculation as you can see on the first pages of the AIRBUS-document.

If you seriously buy the AIRBUS statement please tell my at which fuel level (if not 750 kg per tank) you would accept the possibility of a flame out with 17.5° of pitch and 25° Bank from a technical point of view. 500 kg? 200 kg? 100 kg?

And all the Boeing aircraft with notes in the book to the extend that 'pitch should be limited as much as possible' in low fuel situations seem to be pretty ill-engineered in comparision to our french plastic jet.

BRGDS, Max
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