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You’re right. Aviation comes down to being a numbers game. If one aircraft exhibits variances, the problem needs to be understood and if bad fixed before it has
by slashink 7y ago
You’re right. Aviation comes down to being a numbers game. If one aircraft exhibits variances, the problem needs to be understood and if bad fixed before it has a chance to cause a real issue.
- salusbury 7y agoThink that this is indicative of the state of the US Air Force as a whole?
- xeromal 7y agoI think seeing cracks on ONE plane and deciding to review all of them speaks to a pretty high standard.
- WalterBright 7y ago"But the risk posed by the issue — that the wing could become dislodged from the aircraft — was so serious that the Air Force decided to move forward with inspections for all planes that could potentially be impacted." I would think that's a minimum standard, not a pretty high one. Having wings fall off is embarrassing, expensive, deadly, and nobody wants to testify before Congress as to why they let that happen.
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoOne of the mechanics on an aircraft carrier I was on (briefly, I'm not military) said that if they find even one nut on the ground, they'll isolate and ground every single plane they think might be affected.
- germinalphrase 7y agoPlaying the numbers game is their job. Logistics win wars.