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Old 19th Apr 2012, 15:29
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Very interesting graph Owain Glyndwr. It appears that at lower altitudes, the nose down control is much more effective and thus the pitch down to flying AOA occurs much more quickly.

What assumptions are made in this graph regarding nose down trim performance by the flight control system? What assumptions are made with regard to AOA management by the crew since the flight control system does not manage AOA in Alt law.

They could have still recovered down to ~5000 feet if all went perfectly? What a tragedy.
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