haltonapp:
I am glad all my flying was done in a mandraulic aircraft, and FBW referred to control cables!
It it aint Boeing, it aint going...
Cobblers to both comments.
I used to fly a hydraulic Boeing that did the same thing on numerous occasions (not quite to the same degree). Yet another untraceable autopilot error.
Quote: "Tested, found serviceable." "Tested, found serviceable." "Tested, found serviceable." "Tested, found serviceable." "Tested, found serviceable."
The only difference being, our little problem never got into the papers. (Probably did not reach the relevant authorities either, knowing that bunch.)
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And regards the resulting dive in this particular Airbus airtanker case, how far through MMO did the aircraft go??
And regards the excessive speed, to what degree would mach-tuck exaccerbate the dive on this type? The old Boeing appeared to have a strong desire to meet up with terra firma when it went through MMO, so what are these new fancy Airbus wings like?
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