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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by bumby on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:26PM (#35428918)
When I said hardware, I meant in the broader airframe hardware, not specifically electronics hardware. The physics you mention is a result of the center-of-gravity of the airframe design. The broader point being, it became cheaper and more expedient (at least superficially) to try and fix a hardware problem with software.

(Although Boeing did also create a cringey option to incorporate already existing redundant AOA sensors only as software option, rather than as a default)

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by jaywalk on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:45PM (#35429227)
> The physics you mention is a result of the center-of-gravity of the airframe design.

No, it's not. The larger size and more forward placement of the engines on the MAX caused it to pitch up in certain high angle-of-attack maneuvers, so MCAS was designed to automatically trim the aircraft to make it act more like the NG.

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by bumby on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:52PM (#35429352)
Yes, it is. But you don't have to take my word for it.

>"heavier engines that are also cantilevered further forward on the wing to provide more ground clearance. That changes the center of gravity."[1]

The "pitching up" is a direct result of the change in the center of gravity and thrust vector.

[1] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-e...

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