Most pilots, like us, were taught that Va protects your plane from structural failure in flight. But in reality, that's not always the case. An example of this is American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 that broke apart in flight, while flying below Va the entire time. So what does Va protect, and what doesn't it? Listen in and find out. Title Music: Broke For Free (brokeforfree.bandcamp.com) Credits Music: Birocratic (birocratic.bandcamp.com)
Most pilots, like us, were taught that Va protects your plane from structural failure in flight. But in reality, that's not always the case. An example of this is American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 that broke apart in flight, while flying below Va the entire time.
So what does Va protect, and what doesn't it? Listen in and find out.
Title Music: Broke For Free (brokeforfree.bandcamp.com) Credits Music: Birocratic (birocratic.bandcamp.com)