Originally Posted by
zzuf
4. However, if you put in a hard controllability limit (like alpha protect) the pilot will be unable to stop the oscillation during the pitch down phase - he is denied the ability to increase alpha by the control laws.
Again, ground or water impact occurs
before any oscillations can even begin to develop. Thats why its all good to have Airbus's alpha protection ABOVE flare AGL.
Not below. The NTSB initially said it.
Originally Posted by
error_401
I've not been able to find the FDR diagrams.
I would like to see the RA vs. Speed vs. Sidestick input.
Just a thought...
http://www.exosphere3d.com/pubwww/pd...ket/431658.pdf has them at the end. See Figure 14b, and then altitude plots are before that.