Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both of our witnesses for being with us today to answer our questions.
My first question relates to the MCAS system. I was reading an article in The Globe and Mail last month by Brian Barsky, the engineering professor from the University of California, Berkeley. I found this quite troubling. He writes that the 737 MAX 8 “has ill-positioned engines, situated too far forward on the wings, a design that causes unstable flight.”
I imagine that for most of the flying public, reading that would cause concern because stable flight would seem to be one of the primary objectives in aircraft design.
Can either of our witnesses comment on that quote and the seemingly fundamental design flaws behind the 737 MAX 8?