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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by snowwrestler on Thursday December 08, 2011 @01:43AM (#3328046)
I think the simplest solution to the mismatched stick issue is to use servo motors to replicate the old situation--the movement of each stick mirrors the movements of the other.

A pilot wouldn't have to look for some stick position display, or indicator light, if they can easily feel the deflection of the stick.

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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by sk5t on Thursday December 08, 2011 @02:34AM (#3328160)
My understanding--I am not an aviator--is that the current Boeing controls behave this way and have for a long time. Apparently there is a lot of disagreement between the Boeing/US and Airbus/EU schools of thought, with a preference for greater mechanical (rather than electrical) interaction with flight controls on the Boeing side.
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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by delackner on Monday December 12, 2011 @12:37AM (#3342450)
The linked article said that Boeing indeed to behave this way, and frankly I am not boarding ANY Airbus flights in the future.
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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by Florin_Andrei on Thursday December 08, 2011 @11:17AM (#3329650)
Motors can fail.

Use mechanical feedback. Not necessarily rigid connection, but at least some kind of elastic coupling or something. Or, heck, connect them rigidly.

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