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To: Thermalseeker
The Ford Pinto famously had a design flaw where the gas tank would explode in rear end collisions.

Your bizarre insistence on the known mechanical issues with the A320 being the cause of this crash would be like somebody blaming a drunk driving his Ford Pinto off a cliff on the rear tank explosion problem.

The A320 flaws are known by anybody who remembers the Air France crash into the Atlantic. So far, those flaws do not appear to be in any way relevant to this crash, which seems to involve a deliberate act by the co-pilot.

We know you claim to be a pilot. Congratulations. I drive a car. That doesn't mean I can determine the cause of a specific car crash from thousands of miles away, based on things I've read about the model of car involved.

131 posted on 03/26/2015 8:54:22 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead

But you are, sir, you are!. You and others on this thread keep insisting this was a deliberate act by the co-pilot with nothing to indicate anything of the sort other than some reported noises on the CVR. I’m telling you an inexperienced #2 unfamiliar and/or overwhelmed with the A320 could easily put the cockpit door switch in the wrong position, just as easily as they could put the autopilot in the wrong position, or get single instrument fixation. I’ve told you what has happened previously to cause A320 crashes, gave specific, easily verifiable examples and said that the circumstances here make me very suspicious that we have witnessed yet another Airbus flight computer malfunction based on reading the accident reports, along with my own flight experience. I’m also telling you that low time pilots, complex aircraft and disorientation go hand in hand. Do some research. You’re comparing a state-of-the-art flying machine to a 70’s Ford Pinto for crying out loud and I’m the one being silly? LOL! Thanks for the laugh!


132 posted on 03/26/2015 9:05:53 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (If ignorance is bliss how come there aren't more happy people?)
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