Ok, let me say that I am not trying to start a Boeing vs. Airbus thread, I have great respect for both companies.
But, while on Boeing's website, I found this statement about the side stick used on most Airbus aircraft:
"Existing commercial side sticks offer no visual or tactile cues to the pilot and must have restrictive performance limits." (from: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737...echnology.html)
Is this true? And if the limits are so restrictive, then why was Captain Sullenberger able to land an A320 that lost power in both engines, in the Hudson, with no resulting fatalities?
But, while on Boeing's website, I found this statement about the side stick used on most Airbus aircraft:
"Existing commercial side sticks offer no visual or tactile cues to the pilot and must have restrictive performance limits." (from: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737...echnology.html)
Is this true? And if the limits are so restrictive, then why was Captain Sullenberger able to land an A320 that lost power in both engines, in the Hudson, with no resulting fatalities?
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