Originally Posted by Brandon
MCAS is (at the core) merely a trim application system, designed to reduce the control forces which develop at higher AOA and g with the new-and-repositioned engines.
I thought the MCAS
increases the (lightening) stick force
required to keep pulling back as AOA increases (so pilots have less tendency to pull thru into a stall), the more pronounced nose-up pitch occurring because of the aerodynamic lift generated by the bigger, more forward-positioned engine cowls.
In any case, the mention of wind up turns in the context of pax 737s is a bit of a furphy, IMO. The main issue is high AOA and reducing stick force, however you arrive at the high AOA.