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Old 22nd February 2015 | 17:10
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Winnerhofer
 
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From: Wengen
Air Force Airbuses

Straight from the horse's mouth from France's Air Force tester...and yes that panic button to go into Direct Law is real but ONLY for military purposes.
The idea is that in case of missile attack crews on the A330 MRTT and A400M can do aggresive avoidance manouvers which they are trained to do and not on the menu for civilian purposes.
Btw, the A330 MRTT has one other Law for air-to-air refuelling in case things get lopsided.
I always had suspected that the military Airbus had far more advanced software and is very different beast.
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