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This is a seriously misleading characterization of the 737 Max. If you read https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/what-is-the-boeing... (the source of the article that 'acqq is selectively quoting) you will learn the following:

> MCAS is “activated without pilot input” and “commands nose down stabilizer to enhance pitch characteristics during step turns with elevated load factors and during flaps up flight at airspeeds approaching stall.

> Since it operates in situations where the aircraft is under relatively high g load and near stall, a pilot should never see the operation of MCAS.

In other words, the aircraft does not need MCAS for stability during flight in anything but exceptional circumstances. Normal flights should never have MCAS active.

This is not remotely similar to the aerodynamics of a fighter jet.

MCAS is a software mechanism designed to prevent stalls in extreme circumstances that can be overridden with the same method used to disable auto trim on previous models of the 737. The A320 has software to prevent phugiod motion in exceptional scenarios, except the A320's mechanism cannot be overridden by the pilot.

I don't care if you choose to never fly on a plane again, but don't spread this misinformed hysteria.