Boeing is nearly finished with a software update for its 737 Max aircraft, The Seattle Times reports.
between the crashes, including the possible involvement of the 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System , which points an aircraft's nose downward if the plane is flying at too steep an incline.
Boeing installed the system on 737 Max aircraft because the planes feature larger engines that are mounted in a different way from those on previous 737 aircraft. The new engines for 737 Max aircraft to tilt upward, which makes it more likely that the engines will stall in midair. The MCAS was designed to counter this tendency.before their planes crashed, and speculation from observers has suggested that the sensor that causes the MCAS to point the plane downward may have activated in each case because of an error.
Boeing's 737 Max software update will limit when and how often the MCAS can point a plane downward, according to
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