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Great video. But he says the exact same thing I did. The MCAS is necessary because of the different engine placement. So the airplane cannot recover from a stal
by mnm1 7y ago
Great video. But he says the exact same thing I did. The MCAS is necessary because of the different engine placement. So the airplane cannot recover from a stall without it. That, to me, makes the entire airplane unstable and improper for commercial flights as this is an expected condition at times that the plane should be able to recover from. The airplane cannot function without a deeply flawed software system no one understands and no one knows how to operate. Changing the software doesn't change any of these things.
- dschuler 7y agoIt is possible to recover from a stall without MCAS, but the handling characteristics have changed. The requirement is that the force on the yoke increases with the angle of attack, but in the case of the MAX, the stick force becomes lighter at a certain point. As I understand it, Boeing was mainly trying to avoid training pilots for any changes.
- catalogia 7y ago> That, to me, makes the entire airplane unstable That's fine, but know that the way you're choosing to use the word "unstable" doesn't square with how it's actually used in the aviation industry.
- mnm1 7y agoOk. I should have said completely unsafe for commercial passenger use instead.