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Old 5th Jan 2015, 23:14
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Willie Nelson
 
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Happens all the time, particularly at high weights and altitude. It's a great plane but the FBW does not "prevent" the aircraft from being placed in aerodynamically undesirable situations it simply mitigates the likelihood.

As a bit of a segue on a related issue: the following incident indicated what occurs when an A319 is incredulously placed in to config full with gear down for the interception of a glideslope from 2100 feet at full flap in typhoon conditions.

The flight control protections on the Airbus are awesome but they're not able to defy the laws of physics:

Highlights: 3900 fpm in the wrong direction, stalled (74 knots) Commenced climb out after reaching 884 AGL at night in IMC and well below the glideslope.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rc...82001339,d.dGY
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