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Old 28th Oct 2002, 18:26
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Wander
 
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Airbus Predictive Windshear.

I'm after more info. on the way that predicitive windshear, PWS, works. (Rather than the Airbus standard FAC sensed windshear)

Obviously it's radar sensed but does it need water droplets to work? On our a/c when the system is turned on you get a radar tilt indication, but only on the ground. Thus I assume that the tilt is critical and that flying around with +10 deg isn't going to help your PWS detection!

Any more info greatfully received!


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