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The fact that Airbus are fly by wire doesn't mean they are "unstable". They might be, but fly by wire does not imply that. For the record, I don't believe Air
by addicted44 7y ago
The fact that Airbus are fly by wire doesn't mean they are "unstable".
They might be, but fly by wire does not imply that.
For the record, I don't believe Airbus plans are unstable in the way the MAX is, whose instability, from what I understand, came about because they were trying to fit larger engines on the original 737 frame (to prevent pilot retraining), and so had to move the wings higher.
- johannes1234321 7y agoIn some avionics podcast A380 pilots described that that huge beast is a quite good glider. This makes sense since you want to reduce fuel usage and just enjoy smooth sailing. Something like an F-16 however is less stable and requires constant adjustment of flaps etc. there dynamic properties of air to air dogfight are more important.