Originally Posted by
LeadSled
as a relevant example, the b707 had a auto mach trim to counter mach tuck, and it was a continuous source of niggles, and, murphy's law being what it is, a mach trim runaway was almost always nose down.. it was distinguished from a main electric stab runaway by the speed of movement ---- quite slow, like the mcas.
MCAS actually runs 50% faster than the main electric trim. Are you sure that you and the journalist you don't always agree with are not the same person? You seem to have a similar tendency of inventing random facts.