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Old January 22nd 09, 08:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
John Smith
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Default ditching airbus flt 1549

RST Engineering wrote:

It has been nearly fifty years since I went to Boeing school, so please

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squat switches have to be enabled to restart the APU. It cannot be started
airborne.


I hardly believe that the Boeing school of 50 years ago covered Airbus
systems.

Besides, I'd assume that a plane entrely flown by wire must provide
features which guarantee controllability even in the event of a complete
engine failure to get certified in the first place.