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Old 3rd Aug 2015, 20:45
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It will happen that there will be automatic RA manoeuvres on a/c.
Standard on A350/380 from what I heard.

When Boeing introduced the B737-400 they also included a tail bumper. Why didn’t Airbus put something in place as well when introducing the A321?
The tail skid can only do so much with the tailstrike. Most of the 737 tail strikes seem to do a lot more damage than just damaging the tail skid. What would be beneficial is a tail strike sensor in place of the tail skid - to undoubtedly confirm that you've actually had a tail strike.
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