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Old 11th Sep 2019, 19:22
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
It might be worth a read of this thread, and the related ones, to understand the aerodynamic issues that are specific to the Max.

They are more complex than the generic swept-wing pitch-up effect described in that Wikipedia article, which dates from about 10 years before the Max first flew.
Thanks for the enlightenment, I was not aware that aerodynamics laws change so much within 10 years. I thought that pitch stability or the lack thereof was an issue even for the Wright brothers. And an big engine cowling might be considered as a wing too, at least at a pronounced AoA.....
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