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Great article. But for me there's a huge question being left unanswered, like the elephant in the room: Why did exactly did the engineers/test pilots feel the
by sho 7y ago
Great article. But for me there's a huge question being left unanswered, like the elephant in the room:
Why did exactly did the engineers/test pilots feel the need to "enhance" the original MCAS with the new, more powerful version that worked at lower speeds? What did they know? I doubt they did it for the hell of it. And therefore, what has changed that that enhanced functionality is now no longer necessary, and it's fine that MCAS is being returned to its original, more subtle implementation?
These things just don't add up for me and Boeing's constant pronouncements that they did nothing wrong, everything was fine, and now they're fixing it so everything will be even more fine ring very hollow indeed. I would almost like to see everyone involved in this subpoenaed so the public can learn the truth of what, exactly, took place.
Until we have some answers, especially to my main one - what was so bad about the airframe's handling that it was necessary to massively increase the power of the MCAS system, but is now apparently not necessary anymore and it's fine for them to nerf it - I don't think I'll be flying on a MAX.
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoThe answer to why they wanted to “enhance” MCAS is that they wanted it to be certified as a 737 like all previous versions, which means pilots need to be able to fly it exactly like previous 737s without additional training, and a technical hack which “corrects” pilots' actions facilitates that.