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From: JosephKK on 5 Feb 2010 20:36 On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:05:21 +1100, Sylvia Else <sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: >On 5/02/2010 5:28 PM, JosephKK wrote: >> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:20 +1100, Sylvia Else<sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: >> >>> On 3/02/2010 5:44 AM, Nico Coesel wrote: >>>> Vladimir Vassilevsky<nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.abvolt.com/misc/A330-200_Linux.JPG >>>>> >>>>> This is the TV console of A330 en route from Amsterdam to US. No movies >>>> ^^^^^^ >>>> You shouldn't be flying in a French airplane. I avoid flying with an >>>> Airbus if I can. >>>> >>> >>> Airbuses have been very safe. Just because there was a crash of one a >>> while back doesn't make them unsafe. >>> >>> Boeings have crashed as well. >>> >>> Sylvia. >> >> By track record, the early Airbus 300s and 310s had an excessive landing >> crash rates due to design vs training problems with the digital flight >> controls which were very modal. This has since been resolved. > >The A300 and A310 had conventional controls. > >Sylvia. I am certain about digital flight controls in the case of the A310. It was regular reading in comp.risks.
From: Mycelium on 5 Feb 2010 23:09 On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:46:18 GMT, nico(a)puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) wrote: >Sylvia Else <sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: > >>On 3/02/2010 5:44 AM, Nico Coesel wrote: >>> Vladimir Vassilevsky<nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.abvolt.com/misc/A330-200_Linux.JPG >>>> >>>> This is the TV console of A330 en route from Amsterdam to US. No movies >>> ^^^^^^ >>> You shouldn't be flying in a French airplane. I avoid flying with an >>> Airbus if I can. >>> >> >>Airbuses have been very safe. Just because there was a crash of one a >>while back doesn't make them unsafe. > >Its not just about safety. Airbus airplanes make a crappy impression. >Very little space for hand luggage. Small toilets. Everthing looks >like it is going to fall apart from just looking at it. Boeings are the Chevrolets (or Cadillacs), Airbuses are Fords.
From: Sylvia Else on 5 Feb 2010 23:12 On 6/02/2010 12:36 PM, JosephKK wrote: > On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:05:21 +1100, Sylvia Else<sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: > >> On 5/02/2010 5:28 PM, JosephKK wrote: >>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:20 +1100, Sylvia Else<sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: >>> >>>> On 3/02/2010 5:44 AM, Nico Coesel wrote: >>>>> Vladimir Vassilevsky<nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.abvolt.com/misc/A330-200_Linux.JPG >>>>>> >>>>>> This is the TV console of A330 en route from Amsterdam to US. No movies >>>>> ^^^^^^ >>>>> You shouldn't be flying in a French airplane. I avoid flying with an >>>>> Airbus if I can. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Airbuses have been very safe. Just because there was a crash of one a >>>> while back doesn't make them unsafe. >>>> >>>> Boeings have crashed as well. >>>> >>>> Sylvia. >>> >>> By track record, the early Airbus 300s and 310s had an excessive landing >>> crash rates due to design vs training problems with the digital flight >>> controls which were very modal. This has since been resolved. >> >> The A300 and A310 had conventional controls. >> >> Sylvia. > > I am certain about digital flight controls in the case of the A310. > It was regular reading in comp.risks. If, as I assume, we're talking about fly-by-wire controls, they first appeared on the A320. The A310 was really just an A300 derivative. Sylvia.
From: Archimedes' Lever on 5 Feb 2010 23:25 On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:36:20 -0800, "JosephKK"<quiettechblue(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:05:21 +1100, Sylvia Else <sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: > >>On 5/02/2010 5:28 PM, JosephKK wrote: >>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:20 +1100, Sylvia Else<sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote: >>> >>>> On 3/02/2010 5:44 AM, Nico Coesel wrote: >>>>> Vladimir Vassilevsky<nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.abvolt.com/misc/A330-200_Linux.JPG >>>>>> >>>>>> This is the TV console of A330 en route from Amsterdam to US. No movies >>>>> ^^^^^^ >>>>> You shouldn't be flying in a French airplane. I avoid flying with an >>>>> Airbus if I can. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Airbuses have been very safe. Just because there was a crash of one a >>>> while back doesn't make them unsafe. >>>> >>>> Boeings have crashed as well. >>>> >>>> Sylvia. >>> >>> By track record, the early Airbus 300s and 310s had an excessive landing >>> crash rates due to design vs training problems with the digital flight >>> controls which were very modal. This has since been resolved. >> >>The A300 and A310 had conventional controls. >> >>Sylvia. > >I am certain about digital flight controls in the case of the A310. >It was regular reading in comp.risks. Big Endian Chief say "You haveum pow-wow to decide crash or reset?" "Death or Chi Chi?"
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 7 Feb 2010 18:52
Yes. But it sucks less than the alternatives. -- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul(a)Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sacred cows make the best hamburger. -- Mark Twain |