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Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens by na85 on Monday December 23, 2019 @04:03PM (#21867355)
Are you suggesting that a 320 won't pitch up if you firewall the throttle at low indicated?

You have two massive sources of thrust below the centre of gravity. If you advance the throttle it will create a nose-up pitching moment.

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Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens by inferiorhuman on Monday December 23, 2019 @04:18PM (#21867489)
Are you suggesting that a 320 won't pitch up if you firewall the throttle at low indicated?

Correct. An A320 won't pitch up as dramatically as a 737, mostly due to FBW magic.

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Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens by na85 on Monday December 23, 2019 @04:25PM (#21867552)
>An A320 won't pitch up as dramatically as a 737

Ok, glad we agree it'll still pitch up.

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Re:Boeing CEO ousted as 737 Max crisis deepens by inferiorhuman on Monday December 23, 2019 @04:32PM (#21867614)
Ok, glad we agree it'll still pitch up.

Sure, the difference is that a 737 Classic, NG, or MAX with all of the nannies working can be flown into a stall with lots of throttle at low speed whereas the Airbus cannot. The pitch-power coupling on a 737 is far more problematic than on its competitors.

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