>>11958002Clearly you are unfamiliar with terminology. Yes. Aerodynamically stable.
All planes handle conditions differently. Center of gravity is different, how it responds to inputs are differently. The 737MAX responds strongly to pitch ups. ATR-42/72 cannot handle bad storms. Starfighters were designed as high altitudes interceptors but the Germans pressed them in to ground attack leading to their exceptional crash rates.
If you compare the L-1011 with the DC-10 (ignore the mechanical issues with the Death Cruiser for a moment). They're both trijets. The thing is, because the L1011 put fan #2 inside the plane and connected with an s-duct it has significantly better handling than the dc-10. But they're both stable planes.
Most pilots prefer to fly the 737 over the A320, btw.
>>11958006They were far too trusting with boeing. Let Boeing have a little too much control.
I don't think they're gonna make the same mistake again.
>>11958023When demonstrating an old airframe the FAA only requires that you demonstrate the new systems.
Boeing claimed, as they did publicly, that it was basically the same plane. FAA didn't really check into it.
