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Yes, but that's not "ruining" the handling of the plane, only changing it from the handling of a real 737.
by pellucidar 7y ago
Yes, but that's not "ruining" the handling of the plane, only changing it from the handling of a real 737.
- village-idiot 7y agoThey gave MCAS extremely powerful control over the trim, apparently powerful enough to overcome the pilots. That implies that the handling characteristics that MCAS is supposed to overcome are pretty bad.
- pellucidar 7y agoOr that they're pretty out of spec for a 737. I think other people in the thread have pointed out that the extra lift from the engine position is considered normal in other airplane models, but I haven't seen a lot about that aspect of the MCAS issue so I can't comment on it.
- village-idiot 7y agoI think it’s the degree of lift from the engines in a stall situation that made the 737Max8 unusually dangerous. But you’re correct in that Boeing desperately wanted to maintain the 737 type certificate to make it easier to train existing 737 pilots.