. >> ed wilson is in the cockpit, he's the new chief pilot, and he takes off. >> and let's just takese) >> a short time after this first maiden flight, ed wilson, he and his co-pilots start to realize that the 737 max is not handling as smoothly as it should in certain low-speed situations. it's shortly after takeoff. you know, it's still kind of climbing to ascent. it's not going full speed. >> narrator: boeing engineers had an idea for how to deal with this. >> they know about mcas and they know that mcas was actually used for a similar situation in these high-speed maneuvers, and so theoretically, mcas could also be used in these other situations to also smooth out the handling. crucially, it's already been created. it's already been approved. and it's something that we could just apply, you know, to a different phase of flight. it's actually a pretty easy fix. this ends up being an extremely fateful decision. they enable the stabilizer to move much more, actually four times as much. now the system is designed for low-speed situations like ju after takeoff. and after takeoff is wh

they and thomas bra are rker of ed montanaburg, lewis t. wilson of brendan, and jack harold lucas of hattiesburg, whom i still remain friends with his family today. from germany to japan, these men served our nation without hesitation in the height of the second world war, defending our nation, our allies, and the very principles of freedom. it fills my heart with great pride to call these late veterans my fellow mississippians. the tribute we offer today for mr. williams in truth stands for our deep appreciation for all of those who fought in world war ii. i thank my colleagues for their great work on this important recognition and the opportunity to be a part of this. thank you, mr. president. and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. tester: thank you, mr. president. i join my colleagues today in support of our bipartisan resolution to designate a state funeral in lorain of the last surviving medal of honor recipient for world war ii. woody williams is that person, and this -- this wou