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FAA clears path for installation of AOA indicators in small airplanes

Washington, Usa - Measure could improve safety in thousands of aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took an important step to help improve safety in small aircraft by simplifying design approval requirements for a cockpit instrument called an angle of attack (AOA) indicator. AOA devices, common on military and large civil aircraft, can be added to small planes to supplement airspeed indicators and stall warning systems, alerting pilots of a low airspeed...

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Rome, Italy, 02/07/2014 10:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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