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Airbus protections had nothing to do with the ditching success. The only protection which would work in that situation is angle of attack protection. That would not let the aircraft stall but the pilot did not have to raise the AoA in any case because he was flying the aircraft down. Had he raised the A oF A to Alfa max the rate of descent would have increased and also the tail would have hit the water first then it could have ended in disaster. In this case alternate law would not have made difference to the outcome as it could have been flown the same way.
Last edited by vilas; 29th Apr 2013 at 14:45.