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Could well be; I read somewhere that it was related to the ever bigger engines (for more efficient (higher) bypass ratio), which presumably have a lower centre
by FabHK 8y ago
Could well be; I read somewhere that it was related to the ever bigger engines (for more efficient (higher) bypass ratio), which presumably have a lower centre of thrust.
- VBprogrammer 8y agoThey lengthened the nose gear 20cm to fit the new engines with the same ground clearance. Must have dropped the thrust centre line nearly half of that.
- inferiorhuman 8y agoWell the Seattle Times quoted an ex-Boeing employee thusly: > A former Boeing executive, speaking on condition of anonymity because discussion of accident investigations is supposed to be closely held, said that Boeing engineers didn’t introduce the change to the flight-control system arbitrarily. > He said it was done primarily because the much bigger engines on the MAX changed the aerodynamics of the jet and shifted the conditions under which a stall could happen. That required further stall protection be implemented to certify the jet as safe.