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Originally Posted by Daniel M
I always was under the impression that Airbus (FBW) aircraft weren't able to over-rotate, amongst other things?
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I believe all airliners have a minimum "unstick" capability that often entails scraping the tail.
The choice between grabbing a whole lot of elevator, scraping the tail then dumping some Jet-A and returning to discuss the issue or ending up as a smoking pile of wreckage in the gullies of Keilor Park.. pretty simple decision in many ways.
The question why the 'bus had not become an Airbus by the end of the runway.. interested on the real answer to that.
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