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Inherent instability in a commercial aircraft seems like a very bad idea. Safety has to the top priority. The military has very different priorities.

• cm2187 8y ago
  And would that affect its capacity to glide?
  • cjbprime 8y ago
    Not in this case, since the instability is caused by the lift generated by the engines.
    • siralonso 8y ago
      IIRC, the instability is caused by the engine nacelles (the metal shroud around the turbofan), and therefore is present whether the engines are active or not.
• fsloth 8y ago
  Sure, I'm not saying it's a good idea, just that I don't see any inherent problems with it - given that fly-by-wire systems have been used for decades I would consider them well understood.