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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by inferiorhuman on Saturday June 01, 2019 @09:27PM (#20072892)
I believe the airplane is aerodynamically stable even at high alpha.

That would put you at odds with Boeing's test pilots.

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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by sokoloff on Sunday June 02, 2019 @04:27AM (#20074222)
No it wouldn't (or "citation needed" if so).

The issue is not that the airplane shows negative or neutral aerodynamic pitch stability, it's that it does not exhibit an increasing stick force gradient, as required by certification rules.

https://airfactsjournal.com/2019/03/can-boeing-trust-pilots/

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