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Everything you wrote it true, but doesn't support the statement: > These planes cannot fly without a computer adjusting them to keep the balance. I haven't se
by function_seven 7y ago
Everything you wrote it true, but doesn't support the statement:
> These planes cannot fly without a computer adjusting them to keep the balance.
I haven't seen anything suggesting that. If MCAS was completely ripped out of the computers, these planes still can be flown, right? The pilots would need to be trained on the differing characteristics, but it isn't inherently unstable like some military jets are.
- sokoloff 7y agoThe planes would still physically fly without MCAS. (They are not unstable.) The planes could not legally fly without MCAS, because they fail a required stick force linearity certification requirement. (FAR 25.173)