Originally Posted by fdcg27
I'd still find it hard to believe that Boeing would offer and the FAA certify an aircraft with deadly handling characteristics in certain flight regimes as a standard feature.
Apparently the hundreds of people involved with the design, test, qualification and certification of the system (per all the documented processes) must not have been overly concerned about the design of the airplane or the automatic systems that help make it fly. Perhaps processes will be changed going forward as a result of all of this ... that's how it usually works in situations like this.
I'd still find it hard to believe that Boeing would offer and the FAA certify an aircraft with deadly handling characteristics in certain flight regimes as a standard feature.
Apparently the hundreds of people involved with the design, test, qualification and certification of the system (per all the documented processes) must not have been overly concerned about the design of the airplane or the automatic systems that help make it fly. Perhaps processes will be changed going forward as a result of all of this ... that's how it usually works in situations like this.