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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. Airbus has changed out all the pitot tubes on the A330 since AF 447.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:37 AM

Dec 2014

Also, this was an A320, not a 330, and the 320 doesn't have a history of pitot tube icing. So while it's premature to rule anything out or in, I'd be surprised if this turned out to be like AF 447. It could very well be weather-related in some way, though.

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I'm going to speculate and predict what happened to Asiana QZ8501. [View all] A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 OP

interesting Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #1

Airbus has changed out all the pitot tubes on the A330 since AF 447. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #2

I'll concede everything you wrote.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #3

I think the original tubes were made by Thales The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #5

they requested to climb but were denied TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #4

I know the conditions were horrible Warpy Dec 2014 #6

I experienced that once, when I was young. Atman Dec 2014 #7

Pretty common coming into Los Angeles madokie Dec 2014 #8

Here's a vid of a wing loading test on a 777 A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #9

I don't think they deflected that much but they dang sure flexed a ways madokie Dec 2014 #10