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Old December 17th 05, 04:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.military
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Default Fly-By-Wire Flight Controls


Benjamin Gawert wrote:
Eunometic schrieb:

Eunometic schrieb:
It does apply for the PA200 Tornado. The APU is not operable in-flight,
if you loose both engines and the one-shot battery is down you have to
get out of that thing...



I didn't think Tornado was fully FBW?


The PA200 Tornado is fully FBW with a mechanical linkage backup system...

Benjamin


Then why does it need a thermal backup battery to remain airborn?