To: BenLurkin
Airbus features asynchronous controls Even worse, it averages the two inputs, which is a terrible design. One pilot was pushing forward, while the other full back, so the airplane's computer did neither up nor down. Who designs an airplane to operate by democracy? A chain of mistakes combined to cause this accident but bad socialist engineering played a large part.
11 posted on
03/07/2012 12:15:59 PM PST by
Reeses
To: Reeses
"Who designs an airplane to operate by democracy?"
Je ne sais pas!
12 posted on
03/07/2012 12:24:34 PM PST by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: Reeses
Even worse, it averages the two inputs, which is a terrible design. One pilot was pushing forward, while the other full back, so the airplane's computer did neither up nor down. Who designs an airplane to operate by democracy? A chain of mistakes combined to cause this accident but bad socialist engineering played a large part.
Ok, genius, how does 'conservative engineering' handle control inputs? Ignore the copilot? What if the pilot passes out and slumps over the wheel? There is a lot of 'democracy' in a redundant system. You don't want any single failure to bring down the plane. If you don't know how these things are designed then refrain from insulting engineers you have never met.
16 posted on
03/07/2012 2:16:39 PM PST by
TalonDJ
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