ABS - or is it Pure BS

From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
Date: Mon Apr 5 19:58:04 1999

On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Allison J Parent wrote:
>The put ABS on BIG airplanes for a reason and not for the added weight.

I don't know if my Microsoft Flight Simulator experience is worth
anything, but judging by what I've seen both in it and in various 'Worst
Aircraft Tragedies' shows, big airplanes aren't maneuvrable enough to turn
while they're skidding. And don't they turn by adjusting the engine thrust
anyway?

 --Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
Received on Mon Apr 05 1999 - 19:58:04 BST