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To: EEDUDE
I wouldn't want to fly on... aircraft with... fly by wire, and composite construction.

Then you won't be flying much. All newly designed aircraft (A320/330/340/380 and the 777/787) are fly-by-wire and composites are already in wide use on many aircraft. The Boeing 787 will be nearly all composites.

50 posted on 07/03/2006 1:00:38 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: COEXERJ145

You're right. I won't be flying much.

At least not commercial.

I will however, continue to fly in my sailplane, which IS composite.

But the wing loading characteristics of sailplanes are a lot lower than an Airbus 380.

Cheers.


57 posted on 07/03/2006 1:42:50 PM PDT by EEDUDE (Don't measure your wealth in dollars and cents.)
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