Re:737 Max Explanation by a Software Engineer
by BillinghamJ on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:17PM
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The things you've mentioned are likely to have significant downsides specifically in terms of weight and complexity
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Re:737 Max Explanation by a Software Engineer
by inetsee on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:49PM
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The A-10 Close Air Support aircraft manages to survive in exceptionally stressful circumstances. The flight control systems are triply redundant: two independent hydraulic systems, and a set of cables if both hydraulic systems fail.
Having a second angle of attack sensor on the Boeing 737 MAX (which is critical to aircraft safety) be an extra cost option is unconscionable.