Comment Re:Good god. (Score 4, Informative) 253
... you'd think the A400M engine software would have a *baked in* "go home without crashing" dataset.
From how I read the article, it does have a default dataset that it switches to when it detects a problem. From TFA:
The automatic response is to hunker down and prevent what would usually be a single engine problem causing more damage.
Limiting the speed of a ground vehicle is safe. However, limiting the speed of an aircraft causes a crash. It sounds like they need to reevaluate their "limp home" calibration, as we call it in the industry.