Comment Comment by Scaevolus > MCAS was there to satisfy the type rating. MCAS is not anti-stall.MCAS's only observable intervention is to push the nose down to prevent stall, which means it is by definition anti-stall.Boeing says MCAS is an acronym for "Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System", but a better name for MCAS is "Machine Controlled Anti Stall".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuvering_Characteristics_Au... parent Scaevolus 7 years ago
MCAS's only observable intervention is to push the nose down to prevent stall, which means it is by definition anti-stall.
Boeing says MCAS is an acronym for "Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System", but a better name for MCAS is "Machine Controlled Anti Stall".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuvering_Characteristics_Au...