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Bend alot
Edmund, the trend seems to be that - things may have been "hidden" from lots of people and departments, that could include the Chief Test Pilot.
No do not do that we have simulated it and it is fine - fly this series of tests.
Hurry up we need to meet the deadline on this.
Agree totally, deadlines were a part of this whole debacle!The MAX was required to complete stall tests, just like other aircraft in the "experimental" stage of it's life.The pitch up tendency during MAX stall tests were documented, along with control control column force, by the test pilots at the earliest time, but MCAS wasn't a part of the original design until the test and wind tunnel data were analyzed and confirmed. What happened after the introduction of MCAS in the MAX and it's path through the "Boeing and FAA system" will be a part of the continuing investigations.