The 737 MAX and MCAS from development to fix

A short history of the 737 MAX and MCAS from development to fix. Presented to the Royal Aeronautical Society 4th Feb 2021 by Chris Brady of www.b737.org.uk 0:00 Intro 3:39 Start of main presentation 3:58 How did the MAX come about? 6:20 Competition from Airbus 9:48 How did MCAS come about? 13:06 Revised MCAS design flaws 16:00 The AoA sensor issue 20:03 The first accident and Boeings response 25:00 Should the crew have done better? 30:26 The second accident 34:09 The Concealment of MCAS 39:09 The Fix 41:43 The US House Report 43:23 The bigger picture 44:45 Changes in law 47:09 Final thoughts 48:05 Q & A session