737 Max

[rayma]

Of course, he declined his incentive. He'd already done as much as he could.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/business/boeing-ceo-pay/index.html

 

[GeoffMillar]

I wish I earned (perhaps "earned" is the wrong word) that much money for stuffing something up.

Geoff

 

[Bonsai]

I had to laugh:-

 

[Bonsai]

In other news, I saw a thing somewhere on the Web yesterday 'Is it safe to fly during a total eclipse?'

Or that old chestnut that keeps on coming up: you are weightless in space because there is no air

 

[GeoffMillar]

It's also advisable not to fly too high: one theory, proposed by a politician I won't name, was that the tragic loss of MH370 was caused by its flying too close to a particular deity, so that deity decided to keep it.

That's plausible, logical and sensible, isn't it..........

Geoff

 

[DSP_Geek]

How does he explain SR-71s, then?

<morse code noises>
<Walter Winchell>
News flash! Lockheed confirms Blackbirds are faster than God! But first, a word from Blasphemos, the cookie so sinfully good you'll go straight to Hell!
</>

 

[vinylkid58]

Couldn't resist.

 

[rayma]

The good news: no more door plugs have blown off a 737.

The bad news: can't say that about the engine cowlings.
https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...e-cowling-fell-off-during-takeoff-2024-04-07/

 

[benb]

It's also advisable not to fly too high: one theory, proposed by a politician I won't name, was that the tragic loss of MH370 was caused by its flying too close to a particular deity, so that deity decided to keep it.

That's plausible, logical and sensible, isn't it..........

I hadn't heard that one, I'd only heard the black hole theory from someone on CNN.

 

[GeoffMillar]

I have to eat humble pie and withdraw that gem of a theory about a deity having taken MH370: I just fact checked it and it was apparently a parody of that particular politician's way of thinking - my mistake!

As with so many things on the Internet, it soon got a life of its own and became accepted as a real comment.

Geoff

 

[benb]

Ouch, Poe's Law strikes again! There are too many real politicians who actually claim to believe outrageous things, making it too easy to believe such claims.

 

[billshurv]

Anyhow, you would not download new firmware to a FADEC during operation... that would require a reboot and shutting down the engine if in operation. Most likely, the plane would land somewhere, ETOPS or not. You might have to shut down the engine in question and then you don't know if it will re-start.

I never insinuated that new firmware would be downloaded in flight.

 

[rayma]

I wish I earned (perhaps "earned" is the wrong word) that much money for stuffing something up.
Geoff

If people were paid for doing that, we'd all be billionaires.

 

[rayma]

Years later I flew on DC-10s and felt less secure when looking at the "GE" logo, as they also made toasters; a silly attitude, of course.
Geoff

Not with Jack Welch around.

 

[rayma]

Seems the contagion is spreading.

"Boeing is facing newly revealed whistleblower claims that its 787 Dreamliner planes have structural failings
that could eventually cause them to break apart"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...r-787-break-apart-due-safety-flaws-rcna147137

 

[Refugee1]

I vaguely remember some 787s being recalled for the fixings that hold the wings on.
Perhaps that is what the whistle is being blown for.
The 787 also had a couple of battery fires early on.

 

[Bonsai]

Might also be every man and his dog is looking to put the boot into Boeing. A quick way to fix this would be for Boeing to ask the FAA to independently assess the aircraft design and test documentation and publish its findings.

 

[Cal Weldon]

Unable to control the urge to go outside the diyAudio boundaries means that once again we are closing a good thread.
Penalties are being discussed.
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