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If I recall, it did stay at around 12k altitude for a stable period of flight where MCAS was being successfully neutralized. It's in the Ethiopian report. The
by cjbprime 7y ago
If I recall, it did stay at around 12k altitude for a stable period of flight where MCAS was being successfully neutralized. It's in the Ethiopian report. The airspeed was way above limit, though, which would make everything harder, including the manual retrimming.
- bronson 7y agoRemember that they left an airport about 7000 feet up and headed over mountains. It's unlikely the plane was ever more than a few thousand feet above ground level. Page 26 in Ethiopia's report: https://fearoflanding.com/files/2019/04/Preliminary-Report-B737-800MAX-ET-AVJ.pdf https://fearoflanding.com/files/2019/04/Preliminary-Report-B...
- cjbprime 7y agoThanks, I'd forgotten the numbers. They aren't quite as bad as you say. The Ethiopian report shows their radar elevation around 14k feet before the descent, so it seems they made it to around 7k feet AGL for a few minutes. Not enough to be able to give up 8k feet during a recovery, I agree.