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The plane has no fundamental mechanical flaw, it has a software bug. The only flaw the plane had was being treated as 'just another 737'
by Aloha 7y ago
The plane has no fundamental mechanical flaw, it has a software bug.
The only flaw the plane had was being treated as 'just another 737'
- ulfw 7y agoIt has plenty of uncertifiable components grandfathered in for 50 years, topped with ‘still within range of grandfathering’ pieces of bandaid software on top. It’s fundamental because the whole fundament this rests one isn’t stable and all the adding instability add-ons do not make sense.
- Aloha 7y agoSince you seem to be an expert in airplanes and complex systems, which components are not certifiable? the 737MAX could have been certified as a new airplane, with a new type certificate, and a new pilot type rating to go with it - but that would have removed much (or all) of its economic justification to exist.
- nraynaud 7y agoIt would be a not very good airplane. It has only 2 selling points: its type certificate, and its 737 footprint at the terminal. Any new airplane would be a bit higher, it brings some downsides (ground operations people really like the easy access), but having bigger engines under the wings is such an advantage that it overrides all other considerations.
- Aloha 7y agoThats kinda my point, the shared type certificate is most of the justification for the airplane to exist, Boeing would rather build a whole new small aircraft, people who fly on them would rather fly on a whole new aircraft - airlines however strongly prefer something that costs as little as possible to put into service - and has commonality with existing fleets, which means not a whole new aircraft. I bet if you offered Delta some brand new MD-95's they'd take up on them, as they have basically every MD-95 produced.
- ethbro 7y agoAnd by "airlines", let's be specific: American Airlines was the carrier that specifically asked Boeing to build an 737 with new engines.
- jve 7y agoYeah, they should have been using Javascript and React by now /s
- hef19898 7y agoIt is an old air frame, and one hard mechanical fault that is impossible to solve without a completely new air frame is the ground clearance. The low ground clearance prevents new and larger engines to be used without completely ruining the aerodynamics of the 737 airframe itself.
- toyg 7y agoIt has a number of bugs, resulting from the bad call that was the decision to hack the original 737 for commercial reasons (whether to appease their customers or just to save money, it doesn't matter -- it was a bad call, made for the wrong reasons, and hundreds of people are now dead because of it). > The only flaw the plane had was being treated as 'just another 737' Passing as "just another 737" was the whole point of this plane. Which is why it should be scrapped. Boeing and its customers will scream? Tough - next time, build a plane in the proper way, so you don't kill people. If that means making a bit less money, well, money comes and goes.