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Comment and answer

May 06, 2007 - Modern Aviation No Comments →

I had this interesting comment as an answer to the “Trust the FADEC… but monitor it”
“Hi, yesterday a plane crashed into a bay in Flensburg - north Germany, and 4 people died. If the press ist right it was the DA40 with the Thielert-Diesel from a sports clup in Flensburg. So I googled the word […]

FADEC a.k.a. black box

April 25, 2007 - Modern Aviation 2 Comments →

Black box in light aircraft ? Affirm !
This is not by design, it is a byproduct of electronic engine management. As the FADEC controls the engine, it knows each and every engine parameter (temperatures, pressures, voltages, …) and monitors all of them.
As a consequence, each time a parameter is out of the normal rage, the […]