Originally Posted by
SLF3
Everyone is talking about fixing MCAS.
But the fundamental problem is the position of the engines relative to the wing.
Why is no one talking about fixing that? I suspect I know the answer!
I don't this is as big a deal as you're making it out to be. Mechanical augmentation of undesirable flight characteristics has been with us at least since the yaw damper on the B-47, and this is no different in principle.
The real issue is getting it done properly.