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Fun fact the 707 had the first implementation of “MCAS” because the plane had a tendency to pitch up in a certain flaps configuration. They added a stick nudger
by grepfru_it 1y ago
Fun fact the 707 had the first implementation of “MCAS” because the plane had a tendency to pitch up in a certain flaps configuration. They added a stick nudger which applied light pressure in said config. Not a stick pusher, as it did not alert the pilots, it simply applied an extra input independent of the pilots. However this was made aware to all pilots of the plane and likely contributed to its certification.
Also the 707 tail was extended by 40ft to give it better minimum ground speed control, this was retroactively applied to already built planes. Very interesting to see how this was applied in the past with a lawyer at the helm vs the current ceo during the launch of the 737Max
- quacksilver 1y agoAssume 40 inches rather than 40ft Adding 12 meters to an aircraft is quite a big change.
- grepfru_it 1y agoMistake on my part they extended the tail to 40ft from 32ft
- exidy 1y agoI think there might be some confusion here. The vertical stabiliser (not the tail) was extended by 40 inches [0] to combat concerns about poor yaw control. Although the Wikipedia article cites the UK ARB as the influence, it was also in response to the 1959 crash [1] of a 707 being used for training, in which Dutch roll was induced and later became so violent it ripped 3 engines off the wings. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707#707-420 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707#707-420 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Washington_Boeing_707_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Washington_Boeing_707_cra...