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Old 24th Apr 2019, 12:22
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GordonR_Cape
 
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Originally Posted by 737 Driver
The description cited above is not an official Boeing source. I have seen not any system description from Boeing that states that MCAS will ever input nose up trim. In this way, it is not unlike what the Speed Trim System does approaching a stall when the flaps are extended.
I understand that, and cannot find an official Boeing source. But think about this scenario for one minute:
An "undocumented" maneuver augmentation system that leaves the nose trim 2.5 degrees lower than when it started.
Do you think Boeing would ever release that?
Do you think the FAA would ever certify that?
Logic dictates that your version makes no sense, for a feature which everyone agrees is not an anti-stall system.
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