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Forum: Rumours & News

20th Jun 2010, 23:00

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Afriqiyah Airbus 330 Crash

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Posted By Smilin_Ed

Going Around

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The change I have in mind is to change the software (or whatever) so that you don't have to select TOGA to go around. You should only have to add as much power as necessary to...

Forum: Rumours & News

20th Jun 2010, 15:25

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Afriqiyah Airbus 330 Crash

Views: 856,612

Posted By Smilin_Ed

Change Needed?

Maybe that needs to change.

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Jun 2010, 19:09

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Afriqiyah Airbus 330 Crash

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Posted By Smilin_Ed

Go Around Philosophy

Doesn't anyone ever just add power gradually so as not to induce vertigo or precipitate an "unusual attitude"? It's called flying the airplane. The guys at Madrid didn't fly the airplane. They just...

Forum: Rumours & News

26th May 2010, 21:36

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Afriqiyah Airbus 330 Crash

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Posted By Smilin_Ed

S.I. Is Real

Having had a bit of experience with dead-of-night catapult launches in open ocean with no horizon (probably 200 times), the ONLY thing to do is to trust your instruments. Otherwise you die. As has...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th May 2010, 15:20

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Afriqiyah Airbus 330 Crash

Views: 856,612

Posted By Smilin_Ed

The wing boxes are the most robust portions of...

The wing boxes are the most robust portions of the airframe and the heaviest because they contained the fuel. Because of their robustness and mass, they continued forward while the more fragile...

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