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Old 6th June 2011 | 13:22
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Graybeard
 
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The MD-80, fus 909, improperly flown by an FAA pilot, was repaired, used again in flight test, then sold to an airline.

The 757 pitot static accidents would have had exactly the same outcome with any other airplane, and not the fault of the 757. All the Birgenair Capt had to do was reach forward, and rotate the AIR DATA switch from NORM to ALT. These were not accidents during flight test.

No doubt the A330 design team learned from their flight test accident, but comparing it to AF447, I'm not sure what they learned.
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