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Old 17th May 2011, 02:04
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Originally Posted by deSitter
What you need is an airplane with high wing loading that will not turn into a falling leaf if the computer that flies it, decides to fart to the north instead of to the south.
As an A330 fully loaded glided without engine for more 90 Nautic Miles before landing safely in the Azores (It would be a world record in its category), Those aircraft capabilities, as their "flying" capability is concerned, should be more than proved (with or without computer help) after tens of millions of hours flown.
Beside, do you know a single large transport aircraft which is built without a flight computer today? More likely, the biggest issue is that you don't have a clue about what you are talking about.
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