Originally Posted by
jaysona
The Max aircraft are not unstable, they are just fine, they just handle differently than the NG, MCAS is supposed to make flying the Max feel the same as flying the NG, MCAS was not mandated/required by the FAA - not sure where anyone is getting that idea from.
There are dozens of regulating agencies, hundreds of airlines, thousands of pilots and the families of 346 people who would dispute the notion that "they are just fine". I know you likely understand a little bit about certain aspects of aviation, so to claim the Max "are not unstable" is being disingenuous to readers with a lesser appreciation of aerodynamics. The entire point of designing and installing MCAS is because the newest version of the 737 is NOT inherently stable. Many aircraft (think fighter jets and aerobatic aircraft) are designing to exhibit flight instability as a functional advantage. Instability in a commercial airliner is not generally advantageous, as has sadly been demonstrated.