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Sherman A1

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6. I understand that there were many complaints from

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 04:05 AM

Apr 2019

US pilots as well. The aircraft is a very old design with a significant change to the center of gravity (CG) for fuel efficiency. To compensate for that the autopilot system was "re-engineered" to adjust for the CG changes.

As to it being a death trap or not will be decided by others than us, however I suspect the families of those who were lost onboard those two aircraft might believe that it is just that.

The 737-8 Max needs to be scrapped and my opinion will not change on this subject.

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U.S. airlines face too many travelers, too few planes in 737 MAX summer dilemma [View all] Eugene Apr 2019 OP

airlines will make up for it by raising fares. nt msongs Apr 2019 #1

Those planes Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #2

I think the planes could be fixed, but who would trust Boeing's current management to do it? Girard442 Apr 2019 #3

With all the changes in the design Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #4

Pilots from the vast majority of the world's airlines customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #5

I understand that there were many complaints from Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #6

My gut feeling is that the modified aircraft with a properly implemented MCAS would OK. Girard442 Apr 2019 #9

I still believe the problem to be the design Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #11

It shouldn't require exceptional flying skills to keep a plane from plunging into the ground... Girard442 Apr 2019 #8

And if everything always went 100% right customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #10

The Brits have a saying... Girard442 Apr 2019 #12

That's a good saying customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #13

I just got an email from American saying they were grounding their MAX 8s until August 47of74 Apr 2019 #7