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> When MCAS senses that the angle of attack is too high, it commands the aircraft’s trim system (the system that makes the plane go up or down) to lower the nos
by outworlder 8y ago
> When MCAS senses that the angle of attack is too high, it commands the aircraft’s trim system (the system that makes the plane go up or down) to lower the nose. It also does something else: It pushes the pilot’s control columns (the things the pilots pull or push on to raise or lower the aircraft’s nose) downward.
Wait a minute. Since when does MCAS include a stick pusher? I haven't flown anything outside simulators yet, but AFAIK 737's do not have stick pushers of any kind.
- ncmncm 8y agoThis is an error in the article. 737-MAX is not a fly-by-wire system. The forces felt by pilots are derived directly from aerodynamic forces on the control surfaces.