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Will they check the stability of the airframe design? I ask because I read that the software was created to compensate for using dangerous forward weight place
by akimball 8y ago
Will they check the stability of the airframe design? I ask because I read that the software was created to compensate for using dangerous forward weight placement to accommodate oversized engines without undertaking the expense of designing a new airframe. If that were true, it would indicate to me that Boeing knew in advance that they were selling a dangerous aircraft. I can't imagine that software tweaks would suffice to make it fit for human flight in that case.
- sgent 8y agoThe airframe according to reports has some stability issues at the edge of its flight envelope. That could have been resolved by requiring additional simulator training for pilots -- but Boeing chose the MCAS system to avoid the cost, and the revenue hit (reportedly $1million / plane by Southwest alone).