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That’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
by zaroth 8y ago
That’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.