Danny Dot wrote:
In about 1990 Airbus did low pass at the Paris airshow and lost the plane.
I recall it had something to do with the throttle software thinking the
pilots were in landing mode and "refused" to go to high power for the
go-around.

There's an interesting comment on the topic of "landing mode" in the
following article about Boeing vs Airbus control philosophy. The
supposed quote from John Lauber, who was vice president of safety and
technical affairs for Airbus, specifically mentions it. The relevant
section is at the end.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/boe202.shtml

Cheers, Kev