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MFAFF,
From what I understand the known flaw in that particular composite block was thought to not be important and sent up the Airbus chain.
You have to be careful on what the Boeing chief pilot is being quoted. The 777 supposedly has a well thought out and executed FWB. Other Boeing’s are different. I talked to some of the heavy instructors (both people and freight haulers) and the consensus is that they get a lot of fighter/attack types trained by the USAF, i.e. not well trained in rudders and let the acft try and fly itself out. Using all the flight controls plus differential power is also taught in more than a few places both commercial and military.
Airbus advice is based on weakness in the vertical stab system plus a heavy reliance on their FWB system. I have zero experience with their FWB system know pilots that have experience with others and according to them the Airbus is to be polite severely lacking.
S/F, FOG
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