Originally Posted by awblain
Did it deliver alpha that was 2.5 deg less than alpha max in order to avoid pushing too close to the limit? I.e. is that 2.5 degrees a safety margin in the software?
The margin is already in alpha max, that's why alpha max has not been set to alpha stall. It was the Airbus responsibility to detail why, under a given altitude ... (?), and contrary to what the documentation says, alpha max cannot be delivered despite the pilot request.
It was the BEA duty to mention such characteristic.