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ostensibly the need for MCAS in the first place is a major design flaw and results in additional failure modes that other aircraft do not have. the "fix" was t
by carbine 3y ago
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the need for MCAS in the first place is a major design flaw and results in additional failure modes that other aircraft do not have. the "fix" was to prioritize human inputs over MCAS, making these planes more vulnerable to human error. still worth avoiding IMHO.
- kelnos 3y agoMCAS is not strictly needed; the planes would fly fine without it, and pilots would be able to handle things just fine. MCAS only exists to make the MAX's flight characteristics more similar to 737NG.