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Old 04-09-2008 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

My comment (and the other guy's) were jokes. Relax. I'd take the comfort and systems/avionics integration of an Airbus over a Boeing (that I've flown: 757 and 767s) any day of the week.
agree, but both have nothing on the MD11's systems and avionics suite.. I found that with the exception of the fbw laws.. the MD (which also had envelope protections of it's owns) had far better systems integration, Autoflight, and FMGS. Sadly it wasn't kept up to date like on the bus as the program died in the early 90s.

As one example.. in a windsheer the MD would recover with autopilot and do a far better job than you could with manual control. the Bus required autopilot disconnect.. the list goes on with regards to fully automated flight and systems.


But I agree, the above demo is pretty much a boiler plate standard airbus air show demo.
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