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Old January 20th 08, 03:02 AM posted to alt.disasters.aviation,rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_22_]
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Default Heathrow = Thrust Reversers deployed

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Eeyore writes:

FADEC happened long ago. It's nothing to do with Airbus.


I was thinking about the general move to fly-by-wire in recent Boeing
aircraft.

Do you think mechanical linkages are any more reliable?


Absolutely. How often have mechanical throttle linkages for all engines
broken simultaneously in non-fly-by-wire airliners?



Why, you don't fly anyway...


Bertie