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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by Pxtl on Saturday June 01, 2019 @05:26PM (#20071802)
That's why you need 5 sensors or so on something this mission-critical. Enough that you can have a clear democratic majority if one or two goes on the fritz.
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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by mikeash on Saturday June 01, 2019 @06:45PM (#20072189)
My point is that it’s not mission critical. You can lose MCAS and be just fine. That’s why two sensors would suffice.
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Re:Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions into 737 Max, Blind to a ... by johannes1234321 on Saturday June 01, 2019 @05:36PM (#20071849)
... or two sensors and a pilot who is in control.
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