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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Sir Issac couldn't fly for Sh*t. He'd never even seen an aeroplane
AND also predicted refractors would have chromatic abberations 
After 20 years on Boeing (non-FBW) types , I have to say I moved to Airbus with some reservations.
But, I must admit I am a convert.
The A380 has six levels of redundancy in the flight control system....
Even with a *total hydraulic system loss* the aircraft is very flyable.
You'd die in a B747 with the same failures. |
Careful - There was nothing that Newton couldn't understand...the technology of the day was his only limitation.
You're speaking from an operators point of view, I'm speaking from a maintainers point of view, we're bound to have a difference of opinion. You talk in terms of, 'what would happen and how would I react if'. I talk in terms of, 'how do I prevent if from occurring and what else is if associated with'.
"You'd die in a B747 with the same failures", so why are fly by wire aircraft falling out of the sky if they're so good???
How often do you fly (simulator time does not count) with a "total hydraulic system loss"??? Is this part of post maintenance test flight procedure?