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Old 12th Jul 2011, 23:29
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takata
 
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Hi Bear,
Originally Posted by Bearfoil
takata has entered into the log the g envelope protection which is the "only" protection left in AL2 (?).
Without valid airspeed, yes.

Originally Posted by Bearfoil
So the same question to you sir. Is this Limit actively monitored by the accels? And if so, when the a/c reached her zenith (perhaps even more than -1), would the a/c activate NU to regain some g? IOW, if essentially weightless for a short time, would 447 runup the THS to gain some "G"?
It doesn't work like that: PF imputs, on flight control surfaces, are filtered by a function that would not allow excessives g-forces to be pulled out, even in direct law with an abrupt full deflection order.
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