Originally Posted by
Uplinker
I don't know why* Boeing didn't bring in FBW on the B737. Even if they did so only in pitch, it would have brought benefits such as auto pitch trim, no pitch/power couple, turning without needing to pull back; and MCAS would not have been needed - just a change of some variables in the software.
* well, of course, I do.
For an aircraft that is only manually flown for the best part of 30 seconds per sector, is there really a justifiable need for FBW?