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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by basicplus2 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @10:13PM (#19889687)
The engines we placed in a far from ideal position because of low ground clearance making the plane not fly close to neutral that is a fundamental design flaw
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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by manigandham on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:31AM (#19890663)
Normal flight is flight is fine. The issue with the new engines was that the nacelles generated lift in specific scenarios at high-angle-of-attack which changed the pitch.

This doesn't mean the aircraft is fundamentally unsound, it's just a flying characteristic and can be managed just fine if the pilots knew about it and what the MCAS system was doing to counter it.

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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by basicplus2 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @05:20PM (#19894659)
A aeroplane that NEEDS an added control system just to make it APPEAR to fly neutral is a design flaw.
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Re:Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit limiting a... by manigandham on Sunday May 12, 2019 @09:57PM (#19895910)
Again it's only in specific scenarios, not level flight. And if control systems are not allowable then how was it certified at all?
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