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7th Apr 2019, 04:24

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Lake1952

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Originally Posted by locblue

Why didn’t Boeing incorporate an MCAS cutoff switch or circuit breaker? Rather than cut out an otherwise perfectly functioning stab trim, just isolate MCAS.

Because MCAS is not a powered device! It is software!