Airbus crash: Shades of the South Atlantic crash a few years ago. It took long enough to get this warning out! : As the incident takes on an aura of mystery, there are plenty of theories being circulated on various forums. Most center on the slow groundspeed of the aircraft as allegedly shown on a leaked image of an air traffic control console. The image shows (data point on the lower left) the flight climbing through 36,300 feet and with a groundspeed of just 353 knots, close to the stall at that altitude. None of this information has been confirmed by Indonesian authorities, who are leading the investigation. Also adding to the online intrigue is an emergency AD issued by EASA and the FAA earlier this month on the whole family of single-aisle Airbus airliners that warns that if the angle of attack probes on the aircraft are blocked, the control laws could put the plane into an unrecoverable dive. I as a retired Navy pilot, do not think much of the Airbus aircraft. I believe that the pilot should have the final say and be able to override the computers on the aircraft!
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:41:28 +0000
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