All jet airliners with engines under the wings have an "off-center-of-gravity" thrust. They all want to pitch up when thrust is applied. The MAX, with the engin

All jet airliners with engines under the wings have an "off-center-of-gravity" thrust. They all want to pitch up when thrust is applied. The MAX, with the engines higher and more forward, actually has less of an issue with this. The issue with the MAX is that the large engine nacelles forward of the wing can produce their own aerodynamic lift at high angles of attack. This is what MCAS compensates for.