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Within the normal flight envelope MCAS doesn't activate. MCAS was designed only for the case of high alpha low speed high thrust. Otherwise the max flies very s
by throwaway48476 2y ago
Within the normal flight envelope MCAS doesn't activate. MCAS was designed only for the case of high alpha low speed high thrust. Otherwise the max flies very similarly to the NG. The MCAS crashes were only possible because of faulty AOA sensors. There is no inherent defects in the flight characteristics of the MAX.
- arghwhat 2y agoTo be clear, even if MCAS was strictly necessary during all aspects of normal flight, it is not a defect in flight characteristics to require computerized control of flight control surfaces as long as the aircraft is properly designed for it (as opposed to acting with gross neglect for human life). See any fighter jet, or even a regular Airbus with its highly abstract fly-by-wire system.