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[*] posted on 3-17-2019 at 05:23 PM
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One of the two articles in Friday's L.A. Times focused on a major (now unimportant) legacy consideration in designing the 737.

The desire to have the (then common) passenger boarding via stairways as short as possible.

Which, in the newest rendition with much larger (60 inch versus 29 inch) diameter engines, resulted in the problematic relocation. The MCAS being described as the result of a parallel goal to give the redesign unchanged (for the pilot) handling characteristics relative to the earlier models.

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From the L.A. Times. File under the heading that "It pays to pay attention" ..................

Off-duty pilot hitching a ride saved Lion Air 737 Max 8 one day before its deadly crash

As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing 737 Max 8, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit.

That extra pilot, seated in the cockpit jump seat, correctly diagnosed the problem and told the crew how to disable a malfunctioning flight-control system and save the plane, according to two people familiar with Indonesia's investigation.

The so-called deadhead pilot on the earlier flight from Bali to Jakarta told the crew to cut power to the motor driving the nose down, according to the people familiar, part of a checklist that all pilots are required to memorize.



[Edited on 3-24-2019 by MrBillM]
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