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An erroneous Angle Of Attack sensor would not be the cause of a crash (though stated as so in this article) - it could certainly be a contributing factor. The
by thrill 8y ago
An erroneous Angle Of Attack sensor would not be the cause of a crash (though stated as so in this article) - it could certainly be a contributing factor. The aircraft, from the public evidence so far, was still flyable.
- emeraldd 8y agoIf I'm reading this correctly, that sensor fed into computer which was automatically controlling trim settings. If that's the case, an erroneous reading could change how the plane flies dramatically. IANAP ... please correct me if I'm wrong here.
- thrill 8y agoThe trim system on this aircraft is not stronger than the input the pilot can make via the pitch control system (the yoke and its trim override switch) Edit: clarified about switch
- cjbprime 8y agoIs that an and or an or? Would the yoke have avoided the crash by itself with enough applied force, or did the pilots also need to determine that the aircraft was trimming itself incorrectly and do something special to disconnect that? Seems like they didn't do that, in either case.
- hef19898 8y agoAs usual, for something devastating like that to happen you need more than one thing to happen or go wrong at the time nowadays.