Originally Posted by
MechEngr
Quite a few of the astonishing items in that article are false. But it is written as a Gish Gallop, so an equally lengthy response is required to debunk them.
Example: That the 737 MAX was unstable and MCAS corrects that instability. So far, all facts point to False. The 737 Max is stable and MCAS is not needed to correct instability. There are many others, but since it starts off with misinformation, it is not a good sign.
I think I have asked you this question before, "do you fly 737's and if so how many hours?
Please enlighten us as to what "astonishing items in that article are false".
The MAX is unstable due to various forces on the engine/airframe at high angles of attack at low speed and also at high speed!
MCAS is installed to correct for the above and possibly because of stalling aoa and other aerodynamic forces, which Boeing may have found during flight test.