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I suspect the most useful help would be helping the FAA come to grips with lithium ion safety issues. Confronted with concerns about a novel technology the FAA
by jws 14y ago
I suspect the most useful help would be helping the FAA come to grips with lithium ion safety issues. Confronted with concerns about a novel technology the FAA is going to have a hard time deciding how to sign off on safety.
I'm sure Musk's people have all sorts of checklists and criteria to be satisfied for large lithium ion batteries in vehicular use. The FAA can then apply those to Boeing's work.
- Snoptic 14y agoBoeing has some long safety checklists too. How many cars is an airplane worth? How many car companies is an airplane company worth?
- riffraff 14y ago> How many car companies is an airplane company worth? about one, apparently :) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=capitalization+of+boeing%2C+gm%2C+ford%2C+toyota http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=capitalization+of+boein...
- jws 14y agoI'm sure Boeing does, but the FAA has doubts about those. They need more input. I'm sure Tesla has more batteries in the field for longer periods and probably harsher vibration environments. This is engineering and safety, not finance. Dollars and the length of your list are not helpful metrics.