Thread: Boeing 737 MAX
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Old 03-14-2019, 12:57 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by ssobol View Post
How do you tell that the "wing was moved several feet"? In relation to what, the nose, the tail, landing gear?
I don't know about any wing relocation; the kludge that has a lot of engineers vexed is the engine movement in relation to the wing. To accommodate the high-bypass engines necessary to get the fuel efficiency competitive, the engines had to be slung forward and up to fit them to the airframe. This creates the inherent handling defects that the MCAS is designed to correct.

Take a look at these comparative pics of the original low-bypass JT8s the plane was designed for, and the CFM-LEAP that are fitted now. This is what, as I understand it, is the root of the alleged problem.
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