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Re:FAA safety engineer goes public to slam agency’s oversigh... by rurban on Sunday March 07, 2021 @01:18PM (#26378187)
Without the MCAS the plane would stall. Which would lead to much more accidents than without MCAS or with the broken MCAS as we have now.
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Re:FAA safety engineer goes public to slam agency’s oversigh... by marshmallow_12 on Sunday March 07, 2021 @01:56PM (#26378592)
I understand MCAS is only necessary when performing the most extreme, emergency maneuvers. Even then a good pilot would cope without it.
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Re:FAA safety engineer goes public to slam agency’s oversigh... by rurban on Monday March 08, 2021 @04:19PM (#26391722)
Not as I understand it. It was installed because of the Airbus accident in the South Atlantic. An extreme case, yes. But with the engines moved back, the plane has the natural tendency to stall. Which is very common.
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