MAX’s Return Delayed by FAA Reevaluation of 737 Safety Procedures
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Okay, wind-up turns leading to accelerated stalls...the stated aerodynamic situation the MCAS was designed for, at 500knots groundspeed, at around 33,000 feet. We're guessing. Anyone got a better one?
The original MCAS was said to be intended for high speed upsets. Low speed mode and more power were added later on.
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"If nose up trim is required, RAISE THE NOSE WELL ABOVE THE HORIZON with elevator control. Then slowly relax the control column pressure and manually trim nose up. Allow the nose to drop TO THE HORIZON while trimming. Repeat...."
Done per the instructions, there should not be a loss of altitude.
Done per the instructions, there should not be a loss of altitude.
Especially since when countering MCAS, the crew will have a hard time "raising the nose well above the horizon"...
But I admint never having done that in an airliner.
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We need a good nickname for the first generation 737s. For that matter, the term "next-gen", or NG is pretty outdated, at this point.
We need a good nickname for the first generation 737s. For that matter, the term "next-gen", or NG is pretty outdated, at this point.
Jurassic, Classic, NG and Max, seems to be the accepted convention.
Wasn't it the FLUF?
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On December 12, 1953, Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1A 1,650 mph, becoming the first man to fly two and one-half times the speed of sound. At Mach 2.4 at 80,000 feet the aircraft spun out of control, spinning on all 3 axes. G-forces sent Yeager’s head into the canopy, cracking it and bending the control stick. The aircraft spun down 51,000 feet in 51 seconds before he regained control at 25,000 feet.
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MAX’s Return Delayed by FAA Reevaluation of 737 Safety Procedures Mk II
NY Times, an hour or so ago:
President Trump called Boeing’s chief executive on Sunday to discuss the company’s plans to halt production of the 737 Max, according to three people with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about a private call.
Mr. Trump told the executive, Dennis A. Muilenburg, that he had heard that Boeing was planning to permanently shut down the Max production line, according to two of the people. Mr. Muilenburg assured the president that any pause to production would be temporary, and that there would be no layoffs as a result of the move, they said.
A day later, Boeing announced it was temporarily halting production of the 737 Max, which has been grounded for nine months after two crashes that killed 346 people.
On the call, which lasted five to 10 minutes, Mr. Trump expressed concern about the health of the company more broadly, and asked whether Mr. Muilenburg was doing O.K., the two people said.Mr. Trump also asked about the status of the fix for software that Boeing developed for the Max and which was found to have played a role in both crashes.
Mr. Muilenburg said that the company had a fix ready, but that American and international regulators still had to test it and approve it.
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Mr. Trump told the executive, Dennis A. Muilenburg, that he had heard that Boeing was planning to permanently shut down the Max production line, according to two of the people. Mr. Muilenburg assured the president that any pause to production would be temporary, and that there would be no layoffs as a result of the move, they said.
A day later, Boeing announced it was temporarily halting production of the 737 Max, which has been grounded for nine months after two crashes that killed 346 people.
On the call, which lasted five to 10 minutes, Mr. Trump expressed concern about the health of the company more broadly, and asked whether Mr. Muilenburg was doing O.K., the two people said.Mr. Trump also asked about the status of the fix for software that Boeing developed for the Max and which was found to have played a role in both crashes.
Mr. Muilenburg said that the company had a fix ready, but that American and international regulators still had to test it and approve it.
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Then, two days after the second accident, in Ethiopia on March 10, Mr. Muilenburg called Mr. Trump and insisted the Max was safe. The United States grounded the plane the next day, however, after most other regulators around the world had already done so.
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President Trump called Boeing’s chief executive on Sunday to discuss the company’s plans to halt production of the 737 Max, according to three people with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about a private cal
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My best guess, honestly, is that they're waiting for the right time to cut him loose -- when they think he'll take much of the blame with him. Of course, they've probably promised to give him a huge golden parachute to convince him to stick around and take the licks. It'll take big bucks if he ends up having to defend himself in civil litigation.
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Sometimes I think that Americans have forgotten that we live in a democracy. There is certainly nothing illegal about leaking the contents of a non classified discussion that the President has with a business leader. In normal times there would be a White House readout on the conversation.
Derjodel, I had a read of the linked document. Not every line. Can you point to the part that shows the critical angle (stalling angle) is much lower at high altitude?
My reading of Kermode and Davies suggests that angle is constant for an aerofoil section.
My reading of Kermode and Davies suggests that angle is constant for an aerofoil section.
At high altitude, the stall AoA gets much lower, specially at high speed: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/...ain_H-1731.pdf
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