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The engines we placed in a far from ideal position because of low ground clearance making the plane not fly close to neutral that is a fundamental design flaw
by basicplus2 7y ago
The engines we placed in a far from ideal position because of low ground clearance making the plane not fly close to neutral that is a fundamental design flaw
- manigandham 7y agoNormal flight is flight is fine. The issue with the new engines was that the nacelles generated lift in specific scenarios at high-angle-of-attack which changed the pitch. This doesn't mean the aircraft is fundamentally unsound, it's just a flying characteristic and can be managed just fine if the pilots knew about it and what the MCAS system was doing to counter it.
- basicplus2 7y agoA aeroplane that NEEDS an added control system just to make it APPEAR to fly neutral is a design flaw.
- manigandham 7y agoAgain it's only in specific scenarios, not level flight. And if control systems are not allowable then how was it certified at all?