From the article: To fit the Max's larger, more fuel-efficient engines, Boeing had to position the engine farther forward and up. This change disrupted the plane's center of gravity and caused the Max to have a tendency to tip its nose upward during flight, increasing the likelihood of a stall. MCAS is designed to automatically counteract that tendency and point the nose of the plane down when the plane's angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor triggers a warning.

(Written on 2019年 04月 06日)(Permalink)

I don't disagree with your point, but there are other factors involved with the design of the MAX. https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-design-quirk-may-have-complicated-ethiopian-airlines-flight-2019-4

(Written on 2019年 04月 06日)(Permalink)

I think the root of the problem lies in the decision to put the larger engines on an airframe with insufficient ground clearance without changing the landing gear. Tucking the engines tighter to the wing seems to have changed the stall characteristic of the old wing design. Definitely an economic decision which seems to have backfired for now.

(Written on 2019年 04月 06日)(Permalink)

For a very long time there has been a perception that Boeing leaned toward the pilot first and the software second, and that Airbus used the opposite philosophy. Boeing now seems to have changed their approach, by implementing flight software that cannot be easily overridden. If you don't trust a pilot's ability to fly the airplane, why is he there?

(Written on 2019年 04月 05日)(Permalink)

The difference being the 787 is still in production.

(Written on 2019年 02月 15日)(Permalink)

That would be the person who posted the article.

(Written on 2018年 12月 15日)(Permalink)

It was not a "rant". He specifically replied to the uploading of realtime CVR data, and I believe he made valid points concerning the logistics of doing so.

(Written on 2018年 12月 15日)(Permalink)

And then they are barnacles on your ship!

(Written on 2016年 03月 18日)(Permalink)

I find it absurd that a pilot would be looking out the window to determine his altitude.

(Written on 2016年 01月 15日)(Permalink)

Having a tail number would end a lot of speculation.

(Written on 2015年 12月 29日)(Permalink)