YvesJ
«This pilot says: your analysis is right on the money. 737MAX is an aerodynamically flawed airplane that would kill without MCAS. Pilot "punching it" or some particular turbulence condition can cause a stall that might go unnoticed. When autopilot is turned on the pilots relax somewhat and might not catch a stall problem in time. Now as we have seen, in specific circumstances, MCAS will kill too. Good luck to those who fly Southwest as they are a 737 only outfit whose CEO just doubled down on the 737, gambling with his passengers lives. I won't join them.»
Flip D
«I'm sure someone thought to make the struts @ a foot longer. Naa too complicated, software is easier. BTW I'm Comm Pilot, A&P, FE Turbo Jet, 5630 hrs tt. Not a newb.»
Truedare
«I completely agree with the article. Only Boeing management will disagree. No software fixes required. Total hardware change required from blueprint stage.»
leicestersq
«I see a few people in the comments are blaming the pilots. I dont see it that way. All that matters is did the aircraft crash or not? If you are trying to sell an aircraft like this, high volume, to be sold all over the world, it needs to be stable and simple to use. Evidence suggests that it is neither.
I dont see an easy way out for Boeing here. A software fix is hugely risky. If another plane were to go down after such a fix, it could be the end of Boeing, who could trust them?
The other alternative is to redesign the plane. It looks to me as if a redesign to accommodate bigger engines will make the plane's characteristics very different to the current 737. Sometimes though, you have to bite the bullet and do the right thing. John Harrison changed his design philosophy and went from H3 to H4, a decision that changed the world. I think Boeing need to take a deep breath and consider a big change of their own.»
Analyst78Boeing 737 Max Unsafe to Fly: New Scathing Report by Pilot and Software Designer
«While I agree that Boeing should accept much of the blame in your argument, let's not forget that the FAA (THE regulator for this industry) allowed all of this to occur on their watch. The same regulator who will not allow private pilots to earn income from transporting people and forces all of us to fly on one of a few conglomerates also didn't care one iota about our safety. Sure, none of the US piloted Max's have crashed, yet, but regardless of that this aircraft is inherently unsafe to fly. A regulator is supposed to care about safety and soundness for their industry not the profits of a single US manufacturer. All of this is indicative of the ongoing corruption in the Federal government which only serves it's corporate lobbyist masters.»
«At 05:43:04, the Captain asked the First Officer to pitch up together and said that pitch is not enough.»Är inte det ett tydligt tecken på att planet var så grovt feltrimmat att piloterna inte hade kontroll? Inte ens när dom gemensamt försökte kompensera för feltrimningen genom att dra upp höjdrodret med spaken? Mot en kraft som är fyrdubblad som en följd av stall warning?
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