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It sounds like Reuters is trying to draw a connection between this and the 737 Max crashes, but I don’t think there’s any reason to believe that better testing
by elil17 7y ago
It sounds like Reuters is trying to draw a connection between this and the 737 Max crashes, but I don’t think there’s any reason to believe that better testing in silico would not have caught that issue just as well as physical testing
- xvf22 7y agoYou're correct that this is different from the 737 MAX MCAS crashes since those involved more human factors though I think it's fair to take a longer look at the proposed shortcuts. Boeing's corner cutting and lack of regulatory oversight seem to have contributed to the crashes and they rightly should have to prove that this testing will be equivalent.
- alkonaut 7y agoAnd let’s not forget that too strict requirements for new airframes is part of what led Boeing to keep modifying the original 737 design instead of building something that would require new certification for both planes and pilots.