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Probably the coffee machine. Although given the effort required to write safety critical code, I wouldn't be surprised if the coffee machine had more lines of c
by ajb 12y ago
Probably the coffee machine. Although given the effort required to write safety critical code, I wouldn't be surprised if the coffee machine had more lines of code than the rest of the airplane.
- twistedpair 12y agoThe galley is a main source of in flight fires. I'd expect such systems to be classified as critical to flight safety. Obviously not as much as the auto pilot, but it is still a system that could bring the plane down if an oven or cofee pot shorts. IFE, on the other hand, is not.
- userbinator 12y agoI wouldn't be surprised if the coffee machine didn't have a single microcontroller in it, but a simple old-fashioned analogue controller. The prevailing attitude in safety-critical systems is "if it works (and has been certified with much $$$), leave it alone".