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I think you've missed my point altogether. I said that limiting the authority of MCAS was going to be the real fix. You contested that they are going to read fr
by VBprogrammer 8y ago
I think you've missed my point altogether. I said that limiting the authority of MCAS was going to be the real fix. You contested that they are going to read from both sensors and possibly add a third.
I pointed out that it would be highly unusual for them to cross connect the inputs as that's not normally the design of aviation systems.
You said:
> The most modern systems today use an air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU), which incorporates the best information from three pitot and static sources and provides a single set of data to both pilots.
The report said:
> The aircraft was on approach to London Gatwick when the crew was presented with
erroneous airspeed and altitude information on one of the two cockpit display systems.
These statements are clearly at odds with one another. That isn't a pedantic argument. The systems have a clear A and B system and cross connects between them are minimised.
> Keep in mind half a dozen posts ago you claimed no aircraft used triple redundancy or voting logic
I didn't claim that. I said on the 737NG the 3 inputs (actually there are 4, the additional one drives an auxiliary set of flight instruments) aren't averaged voted upon or compared. The 3 instruments simply display data taken their inputs, even when they are potentially wrong.
Technically the pilot and co-pilot IAS is compared in that it can sound a master caution if they disagree. This is a long way from automatically choosing the best air data.
Additionally, the A330 which you introduced to the conversation, has 3 independent systems. However, they however functionally they don't drive the autopilot or the pilots display based on the 'best' data. They simply display their output, unless the input source is manually changed to the hot standby.