Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens

Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens by armada651 on Monday December 23, 2019 @10:58AM (#21864429)

Actually it's important to remember that MCAS was not fitted to make the plane safer. It was fited to make it behave the same way as a 737 so that pilots don't need to be retrained.

If you would retrain pilots then the 737 MAX can be safely flown without MCAS. Pilots just need to be familiar with the different aerodynamics.

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Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens by ahakki on Monday December 23, 2019 @11:13AM (#21864584)

A 737 Max without MCAS doesn't have linearly increasing stick forces as AOA increases. This is a FAA requirement, so the 737 MAX can't be approved without the MCAS system, regardless if it could be flown by a trained pilot.

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