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Why QF72 developed a mind of its own

By Robert Merkel on March 9, 2009

On October 7th last year, several passengers and crew were seriously injured when Qantas Flight 72 decided to enter a severe dive – one dramatic enough to throw them around the cabin. The initlal culprit was identified as a faulty [...]

Posted in Technology, Transport | Tagged airbus, ATSB, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, flight control computer, interference, learmonth, QF72, radio interference, software testing, testing | 33 Responses

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