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Boeing pilots discussed 'fundamental issues' with 737 MAX in internal messages
Washington (CNN) Federal regulators on Friday demanded Boeing explain why it withheld documentation of employees' concerns with a software system which investigators have linked to two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX. A copy of instant messages obtained by CNN from a congressional source show one Boeing pilot saying the MCAS stabilization system was "running rampant" in simulator testing. He wrote the plane had "some real fundamental issues that they claim they're aware of.… (www.cnn.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Old electronic data doesn't just go away. It's stored someplace, just waiting for police or investigators to find it. In this cause, it will eventually provide a timeline for how the 737Max development turned into a disaster, and who had knowledge of the events. It will tell us whether there was criminal negligence. The only good thing about this mess is that it will be come a prime teaching tool in business schools of how NOT to run a company.
How much did VW pay for lying about a pollution test on their cars it never killed a single person , This is outrageous that they new about this and hid the issues
Actually, what the test pilots were discussing in their IMs to each other described the "Speed Trim" system. This was incorporated since the B-737-300 was introduced. It is unrelated to the MCAS system. Please review this website for more detailed information: (click on "Stab Trim")
http://www.b737.org.uk/flightcontrols.htm
http://www.b737.org.uk/flightcontrols.htm
Of course they were, that is why Boeing withheld them from the FAA . . .
Hello...still a little unclear whether it was a simulator glitch. I mean, Speed Trim operates WHILE the A/P is engaged, at lower speeds and altitudes...basically when maneuvering. The two MAX accidents involved different flight regimes. From what I've heard about the Ethiopian accident, no disrespect to the pilots, BUT?? They allowed the airplane to exceed Max airspeed...past Vmo, and the Over-speed clacker was sounding. I wasn't there, but knowing the airplane as I do? IF (perhaps) thay had reduced thrust and slowed? Maybe they could have manually trimmed the Stab. Aerodynamic forces at excessive airspeed prevented that. However, this is speculation -- let's wait for the final Report.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvMXJ-TDxag