I wonder if the data contained in the unit will get changed to throw the U.S. and Boeing under the bus.
Boeing 737 Crashes in China Mid-Flight
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Slap Stick
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MCAS wasn't what grounded the MAX series. It was the KNOWN design flaw of the aircraft which MCAS was used to cover the design flaw that grounded it.
Also, I read a couple days ago the FAA caught Boeing reverse engineering MAX features into earlier series planes without approval.
They keep trying to make the 737 something it can never be-the 757.
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What grounded the plane was the MCAS sensor which failed, or relayed faulty information.
"On April 4, 2019, Boeing publicly acknowledged that MCAS played a role in both accidents."
It was acknowledged the the Max was quite flyable without MCAS, but would have required additional flight training. MCAS wasn't covering a design flaw, it was covering an increase in operating costs. It's all about the money.
Slap Stick
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Operating costs. Pure PR BS.
If the plane wasn't made with the engines so high and forward it wouldnt run into flight control problems which require masking with MCAS.
Early versions of 737s had similar problems.
Put the engines back under the wings and much of the problem is solved. Problem is, then it only fulills its original mission. And it cant carry as many passengers. The 757 does better what they are trying to make the 37 do.
If the plane wasn't made with the engines so high and forward it wouldnt run into flight control problems which require masking with MCAS.
Early versions of 737s had similar problems.
Put the engines back under the wings and much of the problem is solved. Problem is, then it only fulills its original mission. And it cant carry as many passengers. The 757 does better what they are trying to make the 37 do.
XS22J8R
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The China crash is looking more and more like suicide.
Information coming out that the First officer had been a captain and had recently been demoted back to first officer. Some reports are the captain of the flight had been the one to evaluate him recently after a questionable flying incident and made the call he wasn’t competent to be a captain anymore.
Also reports he had financial issues.
I also heard the Chinese authorities have required a CVR device in their nation’s airliners that uploads recordings to the cloud. So regardless of whether the “black box” data was salvageable, this cockpit recording information still exists.
The question is will the Chinese government admit they have it?
Information coming out that the First officer had been a captain and had recently been demoted back to first officer. Some reports are the captain of the flight had been the one to evaluate him recently after a questionable flying incident and made the call he wasn’t competent to be a captain anymore.
Also reports he had financial issues.
I also heard the Chinese authorities have required a CVR device in their nation’s airliners that uploads recordings to the cloud. So regardless of whether the “black box” data was salvageable, this cockpit recording information still exists.
The question is will the Chinese government admit they have it?
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