Originally Posted by
spornrad
They seem to have recognized that MCAS column cutout override robs the pilot of his natural countermeasure. Now they leave that override, and stick a SW band-aid on top. Arghhh...
Yes, that's exactly what it looks like (from the limited information we have). You just can't sugar-coat this; it's terrible engineering.
Originally Posted by
Peter H
What a pity that a little of the MAX down-time wasn't spent testing/demonstrating the truth of that position. (Acceptable bare airframe aerodynamics.)
Do we know that hasn't happened? We do know that JATR (and EASA?) have said that testing should be done.