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thescriptkiddie
on Nov 29, 2023
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The 1988 shooting down of Flight 655 as a user int...
is there really no mechanical connection between the stick and the control surfaces on an airbus? that seems really dangerous.
jaywalk
on Nov 29, 2023
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There really is no mechanical connection. And the Airbus A320 (first airliner with no mechanical backup) has been flying this way since 1988, so it's not anywhere near as dangerous as you think.
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