Former Air Force Pilot Demonstrates Critical Airbus A320 Flight Control Glitch in Real-Time Simulator - Understanding the Solar Radiation Software Issue

Nov 30, 2025 05:29 pm CST

A retired Indian Air Force pilot demonstrates the dangerous Airbus A320 flight-control glitch in a simulator that led to the grounding of over 6,000 aircraft worldwide. The technical demonstration reveals how solar radiation can corrupt the ELAC 2 computer system, causing unexpected nose-down movements without pilot input - a critical safety issue that triggered one of Airbus's largest-ever safety directives.