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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by dlgeek on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @03:36PM (#19382762)
One on each side, but only one per flight computer (flight computers are redundant, but only one is active at a time).
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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by 0xffff2 on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @03:51PM (#19382955)
Additionally, there is an optional feature to add a cockpit warning if the two sensors disagree, which could have helped the pilots diagnose the issue in the case of the Lion Air crash. The Lion Air plane did not have this option; not sure about the Ethiopian plane.
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