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You're partway there. The design isn't inherently unstable under normal conditions, it just becomes unstable under slightly different extreme conditions than th
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
You're partway there. The design isn't inherently unstable under normal conditions, it just becomes unstable under slightly different extreme conditions than the previous 737. Rather than training pilots on this difference, Boeing tried to emulate the old behaviour in software.
- EngineerDude 8y agoOK, so maybe it’s unfair to say that MCAS (as a concept) is a hack, since it could be seen as a good-faith effort to provide a predictable aircraft?
- mpcjanssen 8y agoNot quite, without MCAS the flight behavior is quite predictable, it just doesn't match the existing type certification and it falls outside of the allowed parameters for this class of planes.