Stall Protection
Hello all VC10 pilots and F/Es, not to mention ground engineers,
As some of you may have noticed, the Tech Log forum discussions in the aftermath of the AF447 accident have widened into a general discussion on Airbus FBW stall protection, including phase-advance.
Like the BAC1-11, the 'Ten had phase-advanced stall protection: probably on the pre-stall engine-ignition; definitely on the stick-shaker; and maybe on the stick-push. It may have been introduced or modified after initial entry into service with BOAC in 1964, following the BAC 1-11 test-fliight accident in October 1963.
Although the RAF didn't get its first a/c until several years later, any technical details or merely anecdotes from RAF service would be of interest.
For example, how common was it to get ignition and/or shake in turbulence/windshear at high altitude, and during flaps & slats retraction heavy-hot-high?
Chris