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Old 28th July 2012 | 00:38
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CONF iture
 
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Originally Posted by HN39
Without autotrim, the PF would have pulled more to follow the FD, or to maintain 15°, or 12.5° pitch, or to arrest the V/S.
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But the culprit is not autotrim, without it the airplane would still have stalled.
Most probably - But the limit of efficacity for the elevators alone is reached earlier, and the stall cannot develop in such a pronounced way.

Maybe slightly but, IMHO, with full nose-up elevator maintained, not enough to unstall the airplane. I don't expect the airplane to have the straight-wing characteristic of a nose drop that can't be arrested.
It HAS to be analyzed by the BEA - Where are they ?

To NOT trim an aircraft in a stall is a rule for all - Why obviously Airbus thinks differently ?

Where is the BEA ?

Where is the Analysis ?

Who is leading the investigation ?
The BEA ... or Airbus ?

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