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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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