3 ms·
you just rename it I guess. Like, Fly-by-wire is not new, airbus has been flying this way for 30 years, and had some bad early accidents because of it. The nam
by Aloha 8y ago
you just rename it I guess.
Like, Fly-by-wire is not new, airbus has been flying this way for 30 years, and had some bad early accidents because of it. The name of the system doesnt matter very much, so I fail to understand how the name would ground the airplane forever
- zaroth 8y agoThat’s not what I meant. I mean a background system pushing the nose down without any active control input from the pilot while autopilot is off. Versus Airbus which moderates pilot input to keep within the flight envelope, but I don’t think it steers without inputs when autopilot is off?
- mmzdnp 8y agoMCAS was designed to only activate in extreme flight conditions (e.g. AoA being abnormally high). The reason why they decided have MCAS activate even without autopilot can probably be traced to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447.
- calecon323 8y agoThe Airbus system certainly does override pilot commands. It doesn't matter if the autopilot is disengaged. There are situations even outside of normal law where the system will prevent the pilot from entering a stall.