On: Preliminary conclusion MCAS misfired in Ethiopian's 737 max crash

[petschge]

Fly-by-wire does not necessarily imply that there is software interfering. You can have a very linear system that just translates yoke input into control surface deflection, but uses software and cables instead of hydraulic lines.

[dingaling → petschge]

That's an obtuse definition of FBW that has no implementation that I know.

There's no benefit in developing and certifying software that just passes raw pilot commands to actuators.