Is 737 Max Aerodynamically Unstable?

Estimated reading time 4 minutes, seconds. A claim that the Boeing 737 Max remains inherently unstable — despite its problematic MCAS controls software having been rectified — has been dismissed as untrue by a senior Transport Canada official.

Is the 737 Max inherently unstable?

The 737 Max is not an inherently unstable aircraft and to say so grossly misunderstands the term and what MCAS was doing. MCAS existed to make an inherently stable aircraft handle in the same was as previous 737 generations. ... The 737 Max is a stable aircraft. The 737 Max without MCAS activated is a stable aircraft.

Is the 737 Max flawed?

Two crashes of the 737 Max killed all 346 people on the two flights and sparked a worldwide grounding that lasted for 20 months. The Transportation Department's watchdog found flaws with the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight.