There is a difference between theory and practise which is why Alpha Prot damps the input, if required, to prevent overshooting the max value.
You cannot flare an aircraft with the energy levels they had, at least not in any meaningfull way, but you can most definately stall it. That would be catastrophic in this instance. It is not worth the risk which is why the aircraft protected them but at the same time gave them the maximum performance it could.
You asked for an explanation, its all in Airbus's submission and that of the BEA at the end of the NSTB report. You clearly could not be bothered to read those prior to your last post or you refuse to accept that phugoids exist and need to be mitigated against. You do not know better thsn the NTSB (who did not criticse the aircraft or its FBW) or the BEA and you definately do not know the aerodynamic qualities of the aircraft better than the manufacturer.
Last edited by Ashling; 1st Oct 2011 at 09:04.