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Old 21st Mar 2019, 17:05
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Originally Posted by Smythe
When it gets to a certain angle of attack, the engines, given the size and the forward/upward mounting, provide an unexpected amount of lift. This is the reason MCAS was developed, to push the nose down.

Poor design of the engine/wing configuration 'fixed' (so far not successfully) with software... the other fix, to turn off the AP, really? That to me is unstable design.



Exactly, and likely at full speed!
No, 4 units per second is not physically possible, it only trims at .4 units per second with the flaps out.
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