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Forum: Tech Log

3rd Feb 2021, 02:28

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

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Posted By tdracer

Gums, I joined this forum about 3 years before I...

Gums, I joined this forum about 3 years before I retired (basically right after the Asiana 777 crash-landing at SFO). Several co-workers knew of my presence, but I was very, very careful about what I...

Forum: Tech Log

1st Feb 2021, 21:20

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

Views: 28,294

Posted By tdracer

Gums, no first hand knowledge, but I believe the...

Gums, no first hand knowledge, but I believe the A320 (and subsequent brand 'A' FBW) were certified via an "Alternate Method of Compliance" - AMOC. AMOCs get used quite a bit when new technology...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Jan 2021, 21:46

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

Views: 28,294

Posted By tdracer

This was well after the second crash - when...

This was well after the second crash - when Boeing had conceded that simulator training would be required.

Forum: Tech Log

15th Jan 2021, 20:48

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

Views: 28,294

Posted By tdracer

Gums, in the aftermath of the second MAX crash, I...

Gums, in the aftermath of the second MAX crash, I believe it was the Canadian authorities who basically argued for just that - get rid of MCAS and get an exemption for the stick force gradient.
For...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Jan 2021, 18:29

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

Views: 28,294

Posted By tdracer

Not to contradict the esteemed gums, but they did...

Not to contradict the esteemed gums, but they did try aero fixes - various strakes on the inlet and add-ons to the wing. None of them worked sufficiently well to alleviate the loss of stick gradient...

Forum: Tech Log

13th Jan 2021, 20:46

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

Views: 28,294

Posted By tdracer

Gums Shortly after the second 737 MAX crash, I...

Gums
Shortly after the second 737 MAX crash, I was at an event at the Seattle Museum of Flight where I ran into some old friends from Boeing (including a test pilot) who'd been involved in the MAX. ...

Forum: Tech Log

13th Jan 2021, 18:46

Replies: 114

Was MCAS needed?

Views: 28,294

Posted By tdracer

Actually, Boeing was planning a completely new...

Actually, Boeing was planning a completely new aircraft to replace the 737 (part of, IIRC, was called 'project 2016'). Problem was when Airbus announced the A320 NEO, it caught Boeing completely off...

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