Keep in mind, that 40 seconds was if they did nothing to try to counteract it. The Captain in in the Lion air accident flew for several minutes because he was continually trimming against it. It was only when he switched control and the other pilot was not countering the system that they finally lost control.
Not that I’m defending the system, but the 40 second number is like saying if you don’t try to keep you car in the middle of the road you will crash in less than a minute.
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