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People in the industry would instantly recognize that there are many layers to a big system and some are less critical than others. There is no proof here that
by nell 7y ago
People in the industry would instantly recognize that there are many layers to a big system and some are less critical than others. There is no proof here that the contractor touched any critical flight system software.
But this is written for a general audience who are unable to tell the difference. The piece rides on the narrative that Boeing was careless, which may be true overall wrt 737MAX, but not necessarily in the aspect the article is premised on. Hence, clickbait.
- nutjob2 7y agoThese planes run over $50 million each, and even a misprogrammed galley oven could potentially bring down a plane in flight. Given that, would you be happy that they outsourced any engineering in this way?
- logjammin 7y agoDidn't SwissAir 111 crash because of faulty in-flight entertainment systems? I think there's precedent for lower-rung stuff having unexpected and outsized impact in aviation.
- nell 7y agoThere is no evidence that the software the contractors wrote ever ran anywhere on the plane. Given, how many admin tools are built for simple SaaS apps, a project such as a new airplane will have a ton of tools that are built purely for the development cycle, most of them running offline or in the lab.