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  MCAS, or Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, provides consistent airplane handling characteristics in a very specific set of unusual flight conditions. MCAS now contains multiple enhanced protections: Measurements from two Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors will be compared. Each sensor will submit its own data to the airplane’s flight control computer. MCAS will only be activated if both sensors agree. MCAS will only be activated once. MCAS will never override the pilot’s ability to control the airplane using the control column alone. MCAS ON 737 Max The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)  flight control law  was implemented on the 737 MAX to mitigate the aircraft's tendency to  pitch up  because of the aerodynamic effect of its larger, heavier, and more powerful CFM  LEAP-1B engines  and nacelles.  The stated goal of MCAS, according to Boeing, was to provide consistent aircraft handling characteristics at eleva...

Boeing 737     ·           The Boeing 737 is an American short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ·           Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from the 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of several passenger models with capacities from 85 to 215 passengers. ·           The 737 is currently Boeing's only narrow-body airliner, with the re-engined and updated 737 MAX variant in production. ·           Envisioned in 1964, the initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered airline service in February 1968 with Lufthansa. ·           Next, the lengthened 737-200 entered service in April 1968. ...