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Old 17th Aug 2011, 22:56
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Originally Posted by CaptainGef
Speed is decreasing and as speed is decreasing, they don't see it and what does the THS do on FBW machine?: It tries to maintain flight path, so as speed is decreasing to maintain flight path the autotrim goes up to the limit, incidence is growing up to maintain flight path.
On a Boeing, even in alternate law, you would have to trim as speed decrease to maintain flight path, it would alert you that something is wrong.
Autotrim will do exactly the same on a boeing if the automatics are trying to maintain a flight path (with speed decreasing). See Schipol 737 and similar accidents/incidents.

Not a FBW issue, not an AB issue.
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