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> Max 8s come equipped with a sensor that reads the plane's angle relative to the wind flow Just the one sensor?
by jahewson 8y ago
> Max 8s come equipped with a sensor that reads the plane's angle relative to the wind flow
Just the one sensor?
- dlgeek 8y agoOne on each side, but only one per flight computer (flight computers are redundant, but only one is active at a time).
- 0xffff2 8y agoAdditionally, there is an optional feature to add a cockpit warning if the two sensors disagree, which could have helped the pilots diagnose the issue in the case of the Lion Air crash. The Lion Air plane did not have this option; not sure about the Ethiopian plane.