On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 at 01:02:58 in message
, nobody wrote:

The A300 crash is a perfect example of why FBW is a good thing. had there been
FBW on that system, the pilot could have commanded the rudder to the max, and
the computer would have ensured that it only moved as far as was safe,
allowing pilot to concentrate on flying the aircraft instead of guessing what
the limits would be in that flight regime.

Surely maximum deflection is not the issue? It is reversing from the
maximum one way to the other and perhaps back again that is the issue.
On the other hand maybe FBW may not have touched the rudder? Many
aircraft have had the maximum deflection automatically reduced after the
speed passes a certain point. Did the A300 have this? I think it did but
I am not sure of my recollection.
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David CL Francis