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> I don't think there's a good reason to keep pushing down deadend reliability paths. [..] Not every novel and viable solution ends up being an enhancement. Th
by fransje26 3y ago
> I don't think there's a good reason to keep pushing down deadend reliability paths. [..] Not every novel and viable solution ends up being an enhancement.
That's a strange take.. It took decades to get reciprocating engines to be reliable, even deployed at scale. It also took decades to get jet engines reliable enough to comply with ETOPS requirements, to the point that it was long considered a pipe dream.
If it hadn't been for continuous investments over long periods of time and incremental adoptions of improved technologies, we wouldn't be enjoying any of their benefits today.