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> OT: Plane crash at Toronto (Pearson) airport, Air France A-340
Mark Henry
post Aug 2 2005, 03:29 PM
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Burning on the side of the 401...overshot the runway in a lightning storm.

Could be 200 on board...hope it's not too bad. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

That's all I know...Canadians tune into CBC news for details.
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post Aug 2 2005, 04:44 PM
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I don't work on commercial aircraft (but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) ), but the main purpose of fly-by-wire control in fighter aircraft is because they're inherently unstable designs. No chance of a fighter pilot keeping it under control without it. Not so with commercial aircraft. So I'm with Larry on this one, total FBW control is a bad idea.

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Mark Henry   OT: Plane crash at Toronto (Pearson) airport   Aug 2 2005, 03:29 PM
Mark Henry   Air France flight 358   Aug 2 2005, 03:32 PM
spare time toys   My moto if it aint a Boeing I aint going. I WILL ...   Aug 2 2005, 03:34 PM
rhodyguy   micro bursts are equal opportunity distroyers. the...   Aug 2 2005, 03:39 PM
smg914   They're reporting there were no fatalities. T...   Aug 2 2005, 03:44 PM
SirAndy     Aug 2 2005, 04:00 PM
Mueller   I thought the 777 was all fly-by-wire??   Aug 2 2005, 04:19 PM
SirAndy     Aug 2 2005, 04:24 PM
rhodyguy   to include a wto grievance and subsidy brawl. i...   Aug 2 2005, 04:29 PM
Randal     Aug 2 2005, 04:43 PM
LongARM   CNN says"hit by lightning.."..fried by wire..   Aug 2 2005, 05:09 PM
SpecialK   Sorry about, the http://ww...   Aug 2 2005, 05:11 PM
LongARM   ok thanx ....thought maybe it was solar or hyd...   Aug 2 2005, 05:14 PM
michel richard   I fly into that airport several times a month. A ...   Aug 2 2005, 05:22 PM
airsix   Fly by wire also prevents the pilot from overstres...   Aug 2 2005, 05:24 PM
SpecialK     Aug 2 2005, 05:28 PM
James Adams   This is kind of a fuel injection vs. carbs type de...   Aug 2 2005, 05:52 PM
J P Stein   According to a news report, a passengers said the ...   Aug 2 2005, 06:07 PM
Howard   The real story...   Aug 2 2005, 06:14 PM
SpecialK     Aug 2 2005, 06:25 PM

 

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