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Boeing 737 Stall Escape manoeuvre, why MAX needs MCAS!!

Mentour Pilot · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Aviation & aerospace engineering

What it is

Mentour Pilot, a 737 instructor, explains the approach-to-stall and escape manoeuvre and why the 737 MAX needs MCAS while the 737NG did not. He covers the jackscrew and pitch behavior in terms a general viewer can follow.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people recommend it as an easy-to-understand pilot's explanation of the 737 MAX MCAS issue.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's not very technical, but very easy to understand.”

    Easy-to-understand 737 captain explanation of the MAX issue.

    mastazi, 2019-03 · Recommendation · in “737 Max Explanation by a Software Engineer”

  2. “Mentour Pilot, a 737 instructor with a youtube channel, has covered this fairly extensively”

    Extensive coverage of MCAS from a 737 instructor.

    catalogia, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Boeing identifies new software problem on grounded 737 Max”

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Topics: boeing 737 max, mcas, aviation, stall recovery, flight controls

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