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rbanffy
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Europe says 737 Max won't fly until it completes i...
> vertical stabilizer was stressed beyond its certified load limits by the pilot's rudder movements.
That's something you don't expect to be possible on an Airbus.
gsnedders
on May 22, 2019
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Why not? The Airbus A300 has fully mechanical linkage, and none of the fly-by-wire systems introduced later.
rbanffy
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Precisely because Airbus was an early adopter of fly-by-wire systems and envelope protections.
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That's something you don't expect to be possible on an Airbus.