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I read another article that referenced control issues on the Airbus planes. I’m not familiar with such stuff.

302 posted on 05/19/2016 4:49:21 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))

To: Texas Fossil

Air Transat 961 and possibly American Airlines 587, among other (fortunately less serious) incidents. More reading here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_961

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/mar/13/theairlineindustry.internationalnews

As for how lethal an uncommanded thrust reverser deployment can be: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

There was a Mayday/Air Crash Investigation episode about the Lauda Air 004 incident. http://youtu.be/eqmD2a5iiE4

Sent the plane into a spin and ripped it apart in 12 seconds.

305 posted on 05/19/2016 4:58:23 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)

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