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Boeing 737 MAX to return to service in the US only, perhaps
Seattle, Washington - Almost six months after the grounding of its 737 MAX jets, Boeing is now near to get its troubled aircraft recertified. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and International regulators such as EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) will have the final say as to when the aircraft will be allowed to fly again. (airlinerwatch.com) עוד...Lies, deals and death dont mix and hard to forgive.. im not flying on one.
There is another angle to this as well.
Boeing continues to build the Max despite losing its certificate to fly.
It probably has upwards of 300 aircraft sitting on the ground awaiting approval.
Boeing continues to build the Max despite losing its certificate to fly.
It probably has upwards of 300 aircraft sitting on the ground awaiting approval.
the max 8 thru possible 10 isn't going anywhere, they will fly and fly for decades even with the stupidity of it all, simply because they sip fuel, and airlines, and more importantly passengers want cheap, I'd get on a MAX today, and flew on the 900 MAX twice to Houston, with complete trust of the Cap and FO up front
I am not.a pilot or engineer, and apologize if this is a dumb question. Has the airframe been certified with the heavier engines placed closer to the fuselage? Put another was is the Max a potential Lockheed Electra?
I’ll take a stab at it though I may not be terribly qualified either. (I am a pilot but only private and I haven’t flown in years, and an engineer but no longer in aerospace.)
As I understand it, the larger engines positioned higher up on the wing resulted in instability in some situations that’s mitigated by software (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS). This was to mimic the handling of the previous generation 737 in order to prevent the need for additional training for current 737 pilots to be certified on the MAX. This change wasn’t well documented, and in the case of the 2 crashes, it was disabled by a failed angle of attach (AOA) sensor, which resulted in the autopilot adjusting (trimming) the pitch to a stall condition.
The lack of training on this feature and the single point of failure (AOA) being enough to disable it were a failure on Boeing’s part, but the situation didn’t need to result in a crash - most pilots know that in a runaway trim situation (which you can see by the electric trim wheel turning right in front of you), the proper course of action is to disable autopilot and diagnose the failure while the other pilot hand flies. Around here you seem to get called racist for implying that pilot training is lacking in some parts of the world, but I have to believe that American and Southwest (which have 10 times as many 737 MAX jets as Ethiopian and Lion Air) pilots have experienced this issue and managed to not crash.
As I understand it, the larger engines positioned higher up on the wing resulted in instability in some situations that’s mitigated by software (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS). This was to mimic the handling of the previous generation 737 in order to prevent the need for additional training for current 737 pilots to be certified on the MAX. This change wasn’t well documented, and in the case of the 2 crashes, it was disabled by a failed angle of attach (AOA) sensor, which resulted in the autopilot adjusting (trimming) the pitch to a stall condition.
The lack of training on this feature and the single point of failure (AOA) being enough to disable it were a failure on Boeing’s part, but the situation didn’t need to result in a crash - most pilots know that in a runaway trim situation (which you can see by the electric trim wheel turning right in front of you), the proper course of action is to disable autopilot and diagnose the failure while the other pilot hand flies. Around here you seem to get called racist for implying that pilot training is lacking in some parts of the world, but I have to believe that American and Southwest (which have 10 times as many 737 MAX jets as Ethiopian and Lion Air) pilots have experienced this issue and managed to not crash.
So it is just a matter of respect : i wont ever use a Boeing plane anymore in my life , because i dont' want to be part of that reality, not for scare but for dignity.