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and increased weight and range capabilities make the -400 a truly remarkable aircraft

But by 1990 Embraer was studying a modified design with less commonality to the Brasilia as wind tunnel testing revealed that the original configuration would not reach its design performance objectives

allowing for a maximum of 172 passengers to be accommodated

first flown in February 1934

A-320 / Saudi Arabian U.S. Army 000 feet) undeveloped strips ofSaudia Airlines A320 model. The A320 is perhaps best known as the first airliner to introduce a fly by wire flight control system where control inputs from the pilot are transmitted to the flying surfaces by electronic signals rather than mechanical means. Apart from a small weight saving, the advantage of fly by wire is as it is computer controlled, flight envelope protection makes it virtually impossible to exceed certain flight parameters such as G