FTA: The MCAS is designed to counteract the tendency of the nose on 737 Max jets to point up due to heavier engines being mounted in a more forward position on the wing than in previous versions of the 737.
This statement shows that the author is absolutely clueless WRT basic aerodynamics.
Moving the engines forward increases longitudinal stability.
Boeing certainly made a lot of mistakes in fielding the MAX.
Authors like this should be disregarded.
They should have invested the time and money in building a new innovative plane with the long term in mind — and not develop such a warped business ethic in the process of rushing to get the MAX approved with all its inherent risks and liabilities.
Agreed, he is a real ignoramus. And his automobile analogy is pathetic beyond belief.
Brittain Ladd is a global strategy, retail and supply chain management consultant. He specializes in designing and implementing strategies for retailers with a focus on cross border, e-commerce and physical retail store operations.Are you CERTAIN we should disregard this guy?
Agreed. The article is replete with falsehoods and inaccuracies about not only the aircraft itself, but its aerodynamics, Boeing’s real reason for MCAS & the single sensor and the cause of the two crashes.
Propaganda. I don’t care what this writer has published prior; this piece is a disgrace and those who swallow it wholesale should get their estrogen levels checked pronto.