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Old 21st Mar 2019, 00:25
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Originally Posted by Capt Kremin
Well said. The Ethiopian Investigators have gone very quiet. Usually after a few days with the Flight recorders a prima facie cause/malfunction/error can be quickly identified. We know the MCAS is probably implicated in some way.

What we don't know is why.

If the initiator was a sensor problem like Lion Air it should be obvious. This aircraft appeared to have an MCAS event just after liftoff. That should not happen.
it all boils down to the basic fact that the system is there to “fix” poor aerodynamics...very sad indeed, and to compound the problem, the “Fix” is poorly designed....Boeing already had issues with the authrottle sustem on the NG using a single sensor, Capts radalt, you think they would have learned...
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