GregTravis

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   by GregTravis 8y ago

   Exactly. Except it’s not flow separation that is the problem. It’s the lift that the nacelles generate combined with their mass and moment far ahead of the center of gravity
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   by GregTravis 8y ago

   It wants to keep pitching up because the engine cowlings are now far ahead of both the center of gravity and the center of lift. And the cowlings generate significant lift themselves. Aerodynamically they act as levers that pull the nose
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   by GregTravis 8y ago

   Couple of things here to keep in mind. First, when the A320 came out I wrote extensively about its fly by wire system, which was highly controversial at the time (early 1990s). It’s been nearly thirty years since then and long story short
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   by GregTravis 8y ago

   The 757 flight simulator that I've flown was a full-motion flight simulator at UPS's Louisville training facility. I was helping conduct 6-month certification flights as co-pilot. I would say that if those simulators are good en
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   by GregTravis 8y ago

   Hello, This is Gregory Travis, who wrote the original article on which the EE Times article is based. If any of you have a specific question regarding my conclusions or how I got them or want to discuss any statements of fact, I'm mor